Zhang Huaxuan frowned and said: "Now we can't even see your lord, how can we tell your lord about this? Let alone let your lord make a decision. Sigh! Originally, I planned to rely on General Xuan's forbidden army to send this information to Enter the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes' army, and let the adults deal with it as soon as possible. But now that General Xuan is not feeling well, we naturally dare not bother the general anymore. It seems that we have to find another way."

"Cough cough!" After Zhang Huaxuan said this, Xia Xuan remembered that he was still pretending to be sick just now, and suddenly blushed, coughed a few more times, and then sat down with a complicated face.After thinking about it again and again, he couldn't help but said: "My lord, this matter cannot be delayed. If the Eastern Expedition fails, if something happens to the Western Expedition Army, it will deal a severe blow to our Xia Family Army."

"I know too." Zhang Huaxuan spread his hands to the side, and said helplessly: "But now the eldest son has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes, and we have no way to see the lord. Without the lord Order, how can we order the army to rush to the rescue?"

Zhang Huaxuan's words were reasonable, and Xia Xuan was also at a loss for words. After a while, Xia Xuan asked again: "Has Mr. Zhang ever gone to look for the Second Young Master? Maybe the Second Young Master will find a way to inform you when he finds out about this matter. What about my lord?"

When Xia Xuan said this, Zhang Huaxuan's eyes flashed a bright light.Xia Ziteng announced Zhang Rong's order to ban the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's vassal army, but Xia Xuan proposed to go to Xia Ting instead.It seems that Xia Xuan must have known something, that's why he was like this.

And from another point of view, this matter must have something to do with Xia Ting.But soon Zhang Huaxuan recovered his previous helpless expression, and said: "I thought so too, but I ran all over the mansions of all the sons, but was told that all the sons were connected to the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes, They haven't come out until now, and the second son is no exception."

"How is it possible?" Xia Xuan exclaimed again, this time the look of surprise was stronger than before, and even a little excited.Immediately, Xia Xuan quickly walked in front of Zhang Huaxuan, stared closely at Zhang Huaxuan and asked, "Master Zhang, are you sure? All the sons have been recruited into the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes, and they haven't come out yet?"

"Huh?" Zhang Huaxuan really didn't understand what Xia Xuan meant this time.He hesitated for a moment, but said truthfully: "That's true. Man Sailiang went to visit the mansions of the princes before, and the answers he got were the same. A few days ago, the princes received a secret order from the adults to go to the princes of the Xia family. The general of the army has not returned yet. If the general does not believe it, he can recruit Sai Liang to confront him, or the general can go to the residences of the princes to inquire in person."

Xia Xuan widened his eyes and stared at Zhang Huaxuan's expression. In the end, he was sure that Zhang Huaxuan had not lied to him. Xia Xuan's face immediately turned pale, and he took several steps back, but bumped into the person behind him. Low table, almost fell.

After a while, Xia Xuan's face turned red again, his eyes gleamed with anger, he raised his fist, and slammed it on the low table, smashing it to pieces.Xia Xuan roared angrily: "Hu Zhuge! How dare you deceive me."

"Hu Zhuge?" Zhang Huaxuan's face changed when he heard Xia Xuankou's name of Hu Zhuge, and he didn't care about acting with Xia Xuan anymore. What does this matter have to do with Marshal Hu Zhuge?"

It's not unreasonable for Zhang Huaxuan to do this. In the past half a year or so, Hu Zhuge's plans for Xia Cheng have all ended in failure, but it doesn't mean that Hu Zhuge's resourcefulness is not good enough.Zhang Huaxuan knew very well in his heart that Hu Zhuge was definitely a wise man no less than himself.

The previous failures can only be said to be God's will, and have nothing to do with Hu Zhuge's resourcefulness.Compared with Zhang Huaxuan, Hu Zhuge has one great difference, that is ambition.Zhang Huaxuan knew very well that Hu Zhuge's ambitions were much greater than his own, and he would never be willing to be under him for a long time, and would always want to take Zhang Huaxuan's position as the number one advisor of the Xia family army.

However, the previous failures of the planning made Hu Zhuge farther and farther away from this position. Obviously, Hu Zhuge had given up on the right path, and wanted to use other dark means to achieve his goal.As for the means used by a wise man of Hu Zhuge's level, even Zhang Huaxuan had to be careful to avoid falling into his trap.

Xia Xuan no longer concealed it now, Dang even said to Zhang Huaxuan: "Master Zhang. To be honest, five days ago, Hu Zhuge came to me with the token of the lord, saying that he was ordered by the lord to send me Hand over the command of the imperial army. Although I don't believe what he said, but he has the token of the lord in his hand, I must obey. On the second day, I went to the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes to meet the lord, but It was blocked by soldiers, unable to enter the inner courtyard."

Xia Xuan said while Zhang Huaxuan nodded one after another. Xia Xuan's experience was similar to that of Zhang Sailiang before, but what he said earlier made Zhang Huaxuan frowned. He didn't expect that even the forbidden army had already fallen into Hu Zhuge's hands.Although the number of forbidden troops in the city is small, they are the most well-equipped army of the Xia family army, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of Shangrao's defenders.

Originally, Zhang Huaxuan's plan to find Xia Xuan was to rely on the forbidden army controlled by Xia Xuan to forcibly break through the ban of the commander-in-chief of the Xia family princes' army. Now it seems that Hu Zhuge thought of this early on. It's getting more and more complicated.

"At that time, I was not intimidated by those dog slaves, and I broke into the inner courtyard directly." Xia Xuan clenched his fists vigorously, and continued: "I didn't wait for me to find the lord, but I ran into the second son first. And Hu Zhuge. The second son holds the token of the lord and forbids me to go forward. I have actually seen the plan of the brother, but the brother promised me that he will never hurt the lord, let alone the eldest son and the other sons. My life. In order to prevent my brother from being caught dead, I only agreed to the conditions of the second son. In the past few days, I have handed over the command of the Imperial Army to Hu Zhuge, and I have stayed in the mansion behind closed doors as I promised earlier. out."

After listening to Xia Xuan's narration, Zhang Huaxuan's brows were furrowed. He is now sure that this matter was all caused by Xia Ting and Hu Zhuge.Moreover, the situation was even worse than Zhang Huaxuan expected.Unexpectedly, even the Forbidden Army has completely fallen into the hands of Hu Zhuge. Doesn't the whole Shangrao have become Xia Ting and Hu Zhuge's pocket?

wrong!A light flashed in Zhang Huaxuan's mind. If this was the case, why did Xia Ting and Hu Zhuge need to be so sneaky?Unless, these two people have any scruples.Thinking of this, Zhang Huaxuan suddenly felt a glimmer of life, and began to think carefully. From the obvious point of view, Shangrao's Forbidden Army is under the jurisdiction of Xia Xuan, while the four-sided city guard of Shangrao City is under the jurisdiction of the third son Xia Wu.As for the defenders in Shangrao City, nominally they belong directly to Xia Cheng himself, but according to the Zhang family's information, all the generals in charge of the teams have now been replaced by Xia Ting's cronies.

After such an analysis, Zhang Huaxuan's heart suddenly brightened.Now the defenders are already under Xia Wu's command, and the command of the Forbidden Army has also been given to Hu Zhuge, so the only thing left is the city defenders in Xia Wu's hands.In the eyes of Zhang Huaxuan and others, Xia Ting and Xia Wu were both in the same group, so they never thought of asking Xia Wu for help.But now it seems that only the city defenders in Xia Wu's hands can make Xia Ting and Hu Zhuge so afraid.

Could it be?What happened between Xia Wu and Xia Ting?Thinking that even Xia Wu was recruited into the general headquarters of the Xia family princes' army but failed to come out, Zhang Huaxuan felt more and more confident about this possibility.Immediately, Zhang Huaxuan rolled his eyes and said to Xia Xuan: "General! Although the command of the Forbidden Army has been handed over to Hu Zhuge, I believe that the General should still have a way to command the Forbidden Army?"

"Uh." Hearing Zhang Huaxuan's question, Xia Xuan couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, then hesitated, and finally nodded and said: "I was ordered by the Lord to be in charge of the Imperial Army, and there are several caring subordinates in the Imperial Army. If it is confirmed that the Lord It is indeed dangerous. I believe that my subordinates will obey my orders. But at most, only [-]% of the forbidden army can be mobilized. With this amount of troops alone, there is no way to forcibly break into the commander-in-chief of the Xia family princes' army. !"

Zhang Huaxuan clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "That's good. As long as the [-]% of the forbidden army is enough. If there is not enough, I can find my own way." As he spoke, Zhang Huaxuan's eyes flashed, and he was actually confident.

The next day, at the gate of the general headquarters of the Xia family's princes' army, it was still the same as yesterday, with soldiers standing all over the gate of the mansion, blocking the entire gate tightly.The entire street on both sides of the gate of the general headquarters of the Xia family's princes was deserted, and even pedestrians had to avoid this place to avoid trouble.

But just after Mao, on the originally empty street, suddenly there was an extra person, wearing a civil servant's attire, with long sleeves rippling, striding towards the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes' army. It is Zhang Huaxuan, the number one think tank of the Xia family army.

When they arrived at the entrance of the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's vassal army, those soldiers stopped Zhang Huaxuan with single-handed swords just like yesterday, and a bearded soldier shouted loudly: "By the order of the eldest son! During the time when your lord is seriously ill, anyone You are not allowed to enter or leave the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's vassal army."

Zhang Huaxuan smiled slightly, but turned a blind eye to the sharp blades pointing at his nose, and said with a smile: "Please go into the mansion to ask for instructions. Zhang Huaxuan came here this time to ask to see the eldest son. This brother can go in first Ask for instructions, maybe the eldest son wants to see Zhang Huaxuan?"

"This..." Hearing Zhang Huaxuan's words, the bearded soldier hesitated. After all, Zhang Huaxuan was an important minister of the Xia family army, so he didn't dare to be too rude to his soldiers. Besides, it is not necessary to let Zhang Huaxuan enter the mansion after asking for instructions. For them, it is the safest method.After thinking about it, the bearded soldier nodded to Zhang Huaxuan and said, "Master Zhang, please wait for a while, and the villain will go into the mansion to ask the eldest son for instructions."

When the soldier turned around and entered the mansion, Zhang Huaxuan was not in a hurry, and just stood there with his head held high and a smile on his face.After a long time, the bearded soldier came out of the mansion again, and gestured to his companions. All the soldiers immediately put away their weapons, and the bearded soldier walked straight in front of Zhang Huaxuan , bowed his fists to Zhang Huaxuan, and shouted: "Master Zhang! The Eldest Young Master invites Mr. Zhang to enter the mansion for a detailed discussion."

"Okay." Zhang Huaxuan seemed to have long believed that the other party would agree to his request, without any surprise on his face, and walked into the mansion under the leadership of the bearded soldier.

Zhang Huaxuan was familiar with the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's vassal army, but he followed the bearded soldier obediently and walked quickly to the outside of the discussion palace.Arriving outside the Palace of Discussion, the bearded soldier didn't intend to go in, but turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Huaxuan.Zhang Huaxuan smiled slightly, but did not refuse, but raised his foot and entered the discussion palace, and just after Zhang Huaxuan entered the discussion palace, the bearded soldier immediately closed the gate of the discussion palace with a bang.

Although the door of the room was tightly closed, Zhang Huaxuan did not panic because of this, but looked at the situation in the room calmly. At this moment, there was already a person sitting in the room, looking at Zhang Huaxuan with a smile. The person is none other than Hu Zhuge, a wise man who is no less resourceful than Zhang Huaxuan.

Seeing Hu Zhuge appearing here, Zhang Huaxuan also smiled back, found a chair and sat down calmly.Hu Zhuge kept watching Zhang Huaxuan's movements. After Zhang Huaxuan sat down, Hu Zhuge laughed a few times and said, "As expected of Zhang Huaxuan with outstanding resourcefulness, I knew that if someone could see through this situation, it must be You are Master Zhang Huaxuan."

Zhang Huaxuan also said with a smile: "Sai Zhuge is too famous, how can the boy compare with Sai Zhuge? Unknowingly, he has set up such a big game. The kid really admires Sai Zhuge's ability Unbelievable! What makes the boy puzzled is that, now that the Song army is about to overwhelm the country, why did Marshal Sai Zhuge choose such an inopportune time to attack? Even if Marshal Sai Zhuge succeeds, it will only make Xia's army vigorous Seriously injured, how can we withstand the attack of the lions of the Song army?"

Zhang Huaxuan's words just made Hu Zhuge smile lightly, but he didn't mean to answer directly. Instead, he said slowly: "The matter has come to this point, but I don't know how Brother Huaxuan will break the boy's situation now? The city defenders of Shangrao City The Second Young Master is in charge of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army, and the commander-in-chief of the Xia Family's princes is also under the complete control of the Second Young Master. Brother Zhang Huaxuan is a smart man, if he wants to get to this point, how should he choose?"

Zhang Huaxuan nodded silently, then shook his head immediately, and sighed: "Isn't Marshal Sai Zhuge still unwilling to tell the truth? If the three armies are all controlled by brothers, how can Marshal Sai Zhuge still not tell the truth?" Dare to uprightly support your brother?"

Hu Zhuge's expression changed, but he quickly nodded and smiled and said, "Brother Zhang Huaxuan is indeed amazing. He was able to see through the flaws of the city defenders. Thinking about it, the city defenders should have given the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes army to him." Surrounded?"

"Actually, it's not difficult to see through this point." Zhang Huaxuan shook his head and said, "It's just that we were all fooled by Marshal Sai Zhuge at the beginning and entered a blind spot. We thought that since the third son and his brother and mother are compatriots, we would like to come here." It should be firmly on the brother's side. But although the third son has the heart to support the brother, he also has his own bottom line. Brothers do such rebellious things, how can the third son be an upright person blindly follow? So from the beginning, Marshal Sai Zhuge suggested to his brothers to put the third son under house arrest. Without the command of the third son, the soldiers of the city defenders would not dare to act without authorization. All the other Gonggao generals were recruited into the mansion and placed under house arrest together."

Regarding Zhang Huaxuan's deliberation, Hu Zhuge nodded again and again, clapped his hands and smiled: "Brother Huaxuan is right, that's exactly what he said. Although the third son is under house arrest and the city guards have no leader, if someone notices this, they can pretend to be the third son. It should be possible to summon the city defenders in the name of the city. That's why I suggested to the second son that it would be a great pity to use a trick so that everyone would not think of the city defenders."

Both of them are top-notch wise men in the world, what you say to each other is to clarify each other's plans.After finishing speaking, the two also stopped at the same time, looked at each other, but suddenly laughed.Zhang Huaxuan shook his head while laughing and sighed: "Marshal Sai Zhuge, since you have such talent, you will be reused by the adults sooner or later, so why do you have to take such a risky move?"

"Hahahaha!" Hu Zhuge's laughter became louder and louder, and he finally said: "Brother Huaxuan! Although my lord has been quite dissatisfied with me recently, with my talents, I will definitely be able to be reused by my lord again. But then So what? No matter how hard I try, I am destined to be inferior to you in the future. I ask myself that my talents are not inferior to yours, so why should I be on your left? Now, I have helped the second son win the position of economic envoy of East Jiangnan Road. From the merits of the dragon, in the future, under the second son, I will definitely be the leader. Wouldn’t it be a thousand times better than now? Brother Huaxuan! Although you and I don’t know each other very well, I know who you are. If you ask you to surrender , it will only be an insult to you. Brother Zhang Huaxuan, please rest assured. When this is done, I will ensure the safety of Brother Huaxuan's family."

"Thank you, Commander Sai Zhuge, for your kindness." Zhang Huaxuan kept a calm smile all the time, but a cold light flashed in his eyes looking at Hu Zhuge, and then he smiled and said: "After this matter is over, although the boy can't keep the game Commander Zhuge’s life, but Sai Zhuge’s family members, as long as they have not participated in the rebellion, the boy will find a way to intercede for them.”

After Zhang Huaxuan finished speaking, Hu Zhuge frowned slightly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.But soon he said with a smile: "Brother Huaxuan really likes to joke, is it true that Brother Zhang Huaxuan is still counting on the city defenders outside the mansion to break through the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes' army? Don't forget, this little Inside the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes, there are two troops guarding the imperial army and the garrison. Even if it is [-] steps back, the city defenders can break through the commander-in-chief of the Xia family's princes, but as long as the adults and a group of young masters are in our In the hands of others, they will never dare to be presumptuous."

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