Xi'an.

Tang Qianqian entered the side hall with her child in her arms.

The middle-aged man who was chatting with Tang Zhongyuan turned around.

Tang Qianqian was slightly stunned, lowered her head and said softly to the child in her arms: "Little Daigua, that's your uncle, do you recognize it?"

The child opened his eyes wide, showing a curious and confused look, and vaguely single sounds were ventilated in his mouth.

"splash……"

"Can I hug him?" Wang Zhen asked.

He took the child from Tang Qianqian's arms, looked at the child's eyebrows that were exactly the same as Wang Xiao, and his expression softened a little, saying, "This child's future is limitless."

Tang Qianqian and Tang Zhongyuan looked at each other, and although they were a little confused, they quickly figured out something.

"Nonsense, how bad is my grandson's future?" Tang Zhongyuan said casually.

His hand was cage in the dragon's golden sleeve, holding a potato, and playing around.

Wang Zhen said: "In my opinion, his future is not with his grandfather, but with his father. By the way, can he give him a name?"

"Not yet." Tang Qianqian said, "Now they call him Xiao Daigua."

"Before I came, I wrote a letter to my father. According to the Wang family tree, how about the name "Wang Hao"? Hao is the so-called "successful people from Haoqiong"."

"You don't need to call him a name." Tang Zhongyuan said: "I have given him a good name, so I'll call him Tang Tianao."

He seemed very satisfied with the name he was thinking of, and as he said that, he looked down on Wang Zhen.

But Tang Qianqian seemed a little disgusted and sneered slightly.

Wang Zhen said: "The child of my son is naturally named according to the rules of the Wang family."

"Hmph, Wang Xiao, a married man, what qualifications do you have to let the child take his surname?"

Wang Zhen did not answer, but returned the child in his hand to Tang Qianqian, turned around and began to talk about the main topic...

He had a close relationship with Zhang Yongnian, but he did not return to Jinan when Zhang Guangyao got married, but rushed all the way from the copper tile wing to Xi'an... Of course, it was not just about looking at the children.

"I dare to ask Emperor Rui, do you plan to give up Shanxi?"

"I have compiled a book for Wang Xiao to talk to me in person." Tang Zhongyuan said this and looked at Wang Zhen sideways, saying, "Counting the time, he should have received the letter. Then you were not sent by Wang Xiao. What qualifications are you to talk to me?"

Wang Zhen said: "Rui Chao cannot defend Shanxi. Both sides have a consensus on this matter. We know that we don't need to receive a letter. Of course, I have to prepare early."

"I'm asking you, what qualifications are you qualified to talk to me?"

"I may agree to the conditions that my younger brother is unwilling to agree to."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "Do you know what conditions I want to put forward?"

"Of course it's far more than just the terms of trade brought by money transportation." Wang Zhen said: "The Emperor Rui is afraid that the lion will speak... I'm blunt, this is taking advantage of the situation to rob."

"So what! I started out as a bandit, and I did a business that took advantage of the situation..."

Tang Qianqian downed her head and coaxed the children, and did not participate in their conversation.

But as her identity, just standing there without saying a word, she is already the key to this negotiation...

"Why would you like to ask Emperor Rui, how can you defend Shanxi with all your strength?"

"Let the king laugh and praise me. I promise him to be the son-in-law and prince of the Darui Dynasty, and to grant the title of Shandong." Tang Zhongyuan said, "From then, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places work together to drive out the enemy from the north and settle down in the south, and then wipe out the thieves in the south, return to unite the world, and peace in the world."

Wang Zhen said: "Emperor Rui should know that we cannot agree to this condition, and the starting price is not like this."

"Then what else is there to talk about? I have lost my troops and generals, defended Shanxi, and fought with Jiannu to lose both sides. Let you help the Chu Dynasty fisherman to benefit?"

Tang Zhongyuan said that, instead of being angry, he stood up and shouted, "My daughter gave birth to a son for him, but he didn't even look at him. He was filial to the stupid Chu Dynasty. Are you cowardly?! Let's guard Shanxi for him? Be his daydream!"

Wang Zhen seemed to be suppressed by his momentum and said, "According to my brother's wishes, I am willing to trade with Rui Dynasty. At the same time, a team of elite troops will be sent to Jin to work together with Rui Dynasty to defend."

"Get out! I won't agree."

"Wouldn't the Emperor Rui lose a treasure land if Brother Sei guards Shanxi?"

"Do you keep guarding me and see if the troops in your hands are enough to station in various cities in Henan? Take a step back and say, "You dare to occupy Shanxi, and you have few soldiers but many lands, and you dare to block between Darui and Jianlu?"

Wang Zhen said: "But if Shanxi falls and leads to the destruction of Shandong, can Emperor Rui take care of himself?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I don't have time to accompany you around and talk about your proposal."

Wang Zhen pondered for a while and said, "Please ask Emperor Rui and his younger brother to further align, first defend Shanxi together, and then destroy Jianlu, pseudo-emperor, and offer thieves..."

As he said, he looked at Tang Qianqian with a tilted head and slowly said, "When the Jianlu is repelled and Beijing is recovered, my son's prestige reaches its peak, and he will ascend the throne and become emperor. He can be granted Tang Qianqian as the queen and make this child the crown prince."

Tang Zhongyuan had disdain in his eyes, but gradually he became meditated.

Wang Zhen said again: "In this way, when there are only two forces left in the world, and then fight for the better. If Emperor Rui is unfortunately defeated, at least half of the emperor of the country is the bloodline of Emperor Rui..."

"You're such a big tone."

"It is unknown who will win to death."

"Do I want it?"

"The Emperor Rui should know that if he gave up Shanxi and let Jianlu invade Shandong, once we can't hold on, the Rui Dynasty will be alone. The Emperor Rui will not understand the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "To put it simply, these are five families competing for the deer. Our two families will first kill the other three, and then compete for who this deer is. In the end, if I win, everything will be fine. If you win, make my grandson the emperor."

"Yes." Wang Zhen said: "In addition, the trade and military support provided by my brother are still counting. Emperor Rui is sure to make a profit without losing money."

Tang Zhongyuan said: "Why are you talking about regaining the capital? Why are you regaining the capital?"

Wang Zhen did not argue with Tang Zhongyuan, smiled, said something nice, and said, "If Emperor Rui could also recover the capital, wouldn't that be better? It would be impossible to let my younger brother bow down and surrender."

Although it sounds nice, Tang Zhongyuan was a little annoyed when he heard this and slapped the potatoes in his hand on the desk.

"Anyway, I just won't accept it!"

"The Emperor Rui is a visionary person, and it should be seen that this is the best proposal for both sides..."

"Is this what Wang Xiao means or what you mean?"

Wang Zhen said: "It doesn't matter who means it, what's important is that the situation is like this..."

~~

Jinan.

In Xia Xiangwei's study, the couple were standing opposite each other across the table, and the atmosphere was a bit serious.

"I have analyzed the situation for more than ten days. Shandong has definitely not shown that it looks so stable. Once Jiannu comes from Shanxi, the Dezhou defense line we have worked hard to build will become a false situation. Shandong has no danger to defend, and the door will be wide open..."

Liu Wei said: "I'm not going to listen to you."

"But these are the root causes." Xia Xiangwei said: "Why can't wait to start reforming the tax system? He told me that he would do this after the world is pacified. The reason why he started to start now is to raise military funds to defend Shanxi. He did not want to cause panic, so he did not show any expression, but was extremely worried.

The Military Affairs Office's consultations these days were the only way to join forces with Rui Dynasty to defend Shanxi. However, Tang Zhongyuan had already taken the initiative to abandon Shanxi and asked Prince Jing'an to go to Xi'an to discuss, which was clearly necessary for the lion to speak. Since he was so passive, it would be better to turn it into an initiative..."

"Turn into initiative? So you betray Your Highness?"

"With Your Majesty's ability, perhaps he can be the king of guarding the achievements, he is definitely not the lord of suppressing rebellion and Dingxing, only King Jing'an..."

Liu Wei said: "You have betrayed His Highness the Princess."

“For the big picture.”

"The overall situation?" Liu Wei seemed to find it ridiculous and asked back: "When the news from Xi'an came, your highness was already very embarrassed. You ministers are good, and you treat this as an opportunity. Not only do you want to depose Your Majesty and establish King Jing'an, but you also want to establish the son of the rebel daughter as the crown prince? Your Highness has done so much, how many people in Shandong have not received her kindness? Do you still have any conscience?"

"I have told you that I just formed an alliance with the Tang Zhongyuan first, and then talked about these things after the capital was recovered..."

Liu Wei said: "In the past, Your Highness had value in use. You took the banner of saving the Chu country and let King Jing'an be loving and loving to her. Now that this value is almost exhausted, let King Jing'an turn around and form a gang and establish his own way. Oh, by the way, let's talk about it when the capital is recovered? You must squeeze out the last little value before regaining the capital..."

"Madam, that's not the case..."

"Don't call me madam!"

"Chu Rui formed the Qin and Jin alliance, which is the most rational way at the moment."

Liu Wei shook his head and sneered, saying, "Tang Zhongyuan is not a fool. He will not listen to you to deceive me in a few words. What are you going to do? Kill Your Highness?"

Xia Xiangwei was shocked and shook his head and said, "We are definitely not such people."

"Then what did you do?"

Xia Xiangwei's eyes were filled with bitterness. He knew that if he didn't say it, his wife would probably only guess in a more serious direction.

"I asked the shepherd to steal the teacher's letter talisman, passed a false order to Ruzhou, and asked Qin Xuance to write a letter to Cai Wuzhen, sending His Majesty to Huashan to discuss alliances with Tang Zhongyuan. As long as His Majesty enters Tongguan, Tang Zhongyuan will understand our sincerity and will not kill him. It can also be said that the two emperors of Chu and Rui dynasties will meet with each other to fight against the enemy and jointly command the battle situation in Shanxi. When the capital is recovered next year, we will take His Majesty back..."

Liu Wei said: "Or might you just kill Your Majesty in the name of Tang Zhongyuan. It's ridiculous. You sent Your Majesty as a hostage and discuss a covenant that sold him. If you were sold, you would have to count the money for you. Have you ever thought about how he felt? I really didn't expect that I would marry such a sinister and cruel man..."

"The 300,000 people in Yongping Prefecture are all my hometown elders, and have been slaughtered by Jiannu. I have woken up in my dreams these days, and I dreamed that Jinan City has become a hell... If I don't borrow troops, once the gates in Shandong are opened, countless people will face Jiannu's butcher knife."

Xia Xiangwei said with red eyes and said, "Jiannu cannot win in one battle, and he will follow the example of the past decade of robbery. I will never let this happen. If I don't do this, the teacher will be forced to do it sooner or later. It's better to plan as soon as possible."

Liu Wei said: "You should do your part in your duties as a minister. King Jing'an has his own opinions on these things. Why don't you do it without permission? Look at yourself, but you also have the loyalty, faith, etiquette, and righteousness you slandered?"

Xia Xiangwei said: "The teacher can't bear it and doesn't want to choose this safest path, so we will do it. He takes His Majesty and replaces it. I am just doing what I must do."

Liu Wei shook his head and turned around and walked towards him.

Xia Xiangwei wanted to pull her, but was broken away.
To be continued...