The north wind blew, and when it was approaching night, it always seemed particularly cold on the grassland.

After leaving the large army, Jiang Xia and the others did not dare to walk around, so they could only move forward northwest first, preparing to find a place to deal with the injuries on their bodies.

Finally, I found a wooden house where hunters temporarily lived while hunting. Jiang Xia and the others temporarily spent the night in the wooden house, and at the same time they set up a fire to roast a roe deer they had hunted at dusk.

The roe deer was seeping oil on the fire, and the fire was crackling and crackling. No one in the house spoke first, and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull.

Su Meiniang helped Jiang Xia to deal with multiple wounds on her body. After finally bandaging the wound on her last hand, Jiang Xia glanced at everyone and said, "Do you think I made too impulsive today's decision?"

"I just think it's a bit too worthless. I think you were the Grand Marshal of the Heavens. You already had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under your command. If you knew it was the result in the morning, you might as well be close to those soldiers and horses, and you will be the free and easy way to occupy the mountains and become the king in Henan."

Zhang Meng was the first to speak.

Bu Jinyun shook his head and said, "No matter what decision you make, you will always be our leader, and this will never change."

"Yes." Yin Renren, Ma Yunfeng and others nodded together.

Xiao Sha had just joined Jiang Xia's circle, so there was nothing to say. But Xue Ruqin was silent for a while and suddenly asked Jiang Xia: "Did you have the idea of ​​getting out long ago?"

Jiang Xia looked at Xue Ruqin and said with a smile: "What do you mean?"

Xue Ruqin frowned slightly and said, "Although you are the leader of the royal family's dragon scepter and the emperor's confidant. The power in the court is enough to be on par with the Jinyiwei and Dongchang, your situation is not very good."

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up slightly and she said to Xue Ruqin: "Speak."

Xue Ruqin continued: "You investigate the Yunnan salt tax corruption case and change the Jiangnan salt administration. Just these two points are just a matter of contact with the interests of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that with these two, you have already established enemies everywhere in the court.

You can stand in the court until now and have not been defeated by anyone. There are three things. But I believe that since you have decided to retreat, you must have realized that these three things are almost gone."

The smile on Jiang Xia's face became more and more obvious. He looked at Xue Ruqin and asked, "Then tell me, what are the three things?"

Most of the people present were from the world and did not know much about the power struggles in the court. After hearing Xue Ruqin's words, everyone realized that Jiang Xia's seemingly abrupt decision had so many considerations. Zhang Meng couldn't help but urged: "Miss Ruqin, tell me quickly, what three things are?"

Xue Ruqin glanced at everyone. She had never liked to talk. At this moment, she looked at Jiang Xia at a relatively slow speed and said, "First, you are a disciple of Li Dongyang, the former chief minister of the cabinet. With the prestige of your master as a veteran of the four dynasties, the ministers in the court in the past would not do anything to you. But your master has been away from the court for a long time and his influence is gradually weakening. His previous friends and disciples who were in the forefront are also at this moment."

Jiang Xia nodded, and Xue Ruqin analyzed a lot of this. In the past, there were Jin Gui, Cao Yuan, Liang Chu and others in the court. Basically, when the court officials attacked him, the support of the three of them could make him invincible.

But now Jin Gui and Cao Yuan have both died, and only one Liang Chu has left, so what they can do is very limited.

"Continue." Jiang Xia said with great interest.

"The second point. You are honored and favored by the emperor and have a close relationship with the emperor. With the emperor's support for you, you can stand firm in the court. But this has changed now.

I don’t know when your relationship with the emperor changed, but when he went to Henan to quell the chaos, he didn’t bring you with him, and basically he could confirm that your relationship with the emperor began to change.

In addition, he knew that there was a force in the court to deal with you secretly, and Liu Jin wanted to get rid of you quickly, but he still left the capital to Xuanfu and did not take you with him. This is basically certain that the emperor is guarding against you, worried that you are too powerful and uncontrollable. So he deliberately created opportunities for Liu Jin and the others to fight with you in order to weaken the power of both sides. When both sides' strength is greatly damaged, he will be more convenient to control you.

Judging from the attitude and title of the emperor when he talks to you on weekdays, it seems that you are not a relationship between a monarch and a subject, but a relationship between a sworn brother.

So with your personality, from the moment the emperor wants to control you, your relationship is destined to collapse.”

"Grandma, there are so many twists and turns here. The emperor left the capital and there were still these conspiracies. No wonder the adults were always framed and assassinated during those days. It turned out that this was deliberately indulged by the emperor." Zhang Meng couldn't help but cursed indignation.

Jiang Xia glanced at Zhang Meng, shook her head and said, "Mengzi, let Miss Ruqin finish speaking."

Xue Ruqin glanced at Jiang Xia and began to say the last point: "The third point is your own intelligence and wit. You are indeed very powerful, whether it is King Xingxian or King Ning. The Censorate, Liu Jin, or our Wanhuang.

We have been unable to do anything about you after many set-ups. Instead, you bite you back every time, and the loss is quite large. This also makes you the most difficult person in the hearts of everyone in the court. In addition, you will be revenge, so ordinary people are actually unwilling to provoke you unless they are necessary.

Unfortunately, you and Wanhuang, and you and Wanhuang have become mortal enemies. No matter what, they will find a way to get rid of you. Without the support of Lord Li Dongyang and the emperor, you will face Dongchang and Wanhuang alone, and you will definitely die in the end.

Oh, by the way, I have to add a Jiang Bin now.

With your ability, if you were not so sharp in the early stage and then lie in for five years and then start to exert force, you may be one of your own now and no one in the court can shake you.

But although you are powerful now, you are all castles in the air, with unstable foundation and insufficient foundation. Whether it is Dongchang or Wanhuang, it is already very difficult for you to deal with the same one, let alone the two join forces.

So, I think it is the wisest choice for you to choose to quit now. Retreat bravely and stay dormant for the time being, so that you can keep your safety.”

"But if the head of the sect has no royal family Dragon Investigation and no power in the court, wouldn't Wanhuang be more likely to deal with the Dongchang you mentioned?" Bu Jinyun has been following Jiang Xia for a long time, so he can basically understand what Xue Ruqin said, so he has this question.

After hearing this, Xue Ruqin shook her head and said, "It's not that."

"First of all, the royal dragon detective. Jiang Xia is the one who manages this force from beginning to end. Everyone in it only recognizes Jiang Xia and does not recognize the emperor. Therefore, Jiang Xia's withdrawal now is equivalent to the entire royal dragon detective who will withdraw with him. This is one of them.

Secondly, Liu Jin from the East Factory has already attached himself to Wanhuang, and Wanhuang's primary goal is not Jiangxia, but the current emperor. Because their purpose is not to dominate the government and the country, but to rule the world.

Jiang Xia's existence is actually a barrier to protect the emperor. Now Jiang Xia's withdrawal is what they are most happy to see. They hope that Jiang Xia will go as far as possible, and they will never come to provoke Jiang Xia again so that they can concentrate their forces against the emperor.

At least until their goal is truly achieved, they will not provoke Jiang Xia who has been eliminated again."

After saying that, Xue Ruqin turned her head and looked at Jiang Xia and asked, "What do you think?"

Jiang Xia looked at Xue Ruqin and fell silent.

It is undeniable that Xue Ruqin's analysis is incisive.

Jiang Xia was not unclear about his shortcomings. His foundation was unstable and his foundation was insufficient. He had not thought about being dormant. When he first chose to go to the top scholar, his goal was to start accumulating strength from an inconspicuous place, slowly strengthen himself and then truly enter the court.

However, due to the brotherly love for Zhu Houzhao, Jiang Xia finally couldn't hold it back.

Since he started to interfere in the Yunnan salt tax corruption case, he has already begun to embark on this principle that is destined to be extremely difficult. In addition, he promised Zhu Houzhao to establish the royal family Dragon Investigation based on the power of Thousand Sects, Jiang Xia knew that he had stood opposite to the civil and military officials in the court.

Because he does not belong to any faction, he only stands on the side of the emperor.

And standing on the side of the emperor, from a certain perspective, he is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of all court officials.

Jiang Xia nodded and said, "It's a moment of impulse or a rapid retreat. In short, from now on, the troubles in the court have nothing to do with me, Jiang Xia. I don't want any brothers to be injured or even die for my struggle. Let's start today, with a wealth of wealth, and be a happy rich man."

"Okay! From now on, you can drink a big bowl of wine and eat meat in big mouthfuls!" Zhang Meng said loudly with a smile.

"The troubles and intrigues in the court are actually dangerous when you think about it. It is a good thing that you can withdraw safely," Su Meiniang said with a smile.

Her eyes shined when she looked at Jiang Xia.

In the past, I had to be careful of this and that, and I was busy all over the place, so I was talking about my feelings. Now that I have stepped down, Su Meiniang couldn't help but think, I should give me an explanation now.

Thinking of this, Su Meiniang felt sweet and ate honey.

Xue Ruqin looked at Jiang Xia with a thoughtful expression on her face.

It’s not easy to retreat bravely in the rapids.

Because she was in Wanhuang in the past, she knew many things more clearly about Bu Jinyun and the others. She knew that even if Zhu Houzhao could allow Jiang Xia to withdraw for a while, he would soon feel the importance of Jiang Xia because of Jiang Xia's departure.

When he felt it, he couldn't help it anymore. I'm afraid Jiang Xia would have to go back to the court in the end.

People are in the world and cannot help themselves. Sometimes you can’t really let go if you say you can let go.

However, after listening to Zhang Meng and the others talking about what Jiang Xia would do after she was not an official, Xue Ruqin did not express her subsequent analysis.

ps: Thanks to sanz, loneliness that is about to go wild, fanfanfeixue, Xiaoshenxiang Crazy Man, and the five big monthly tickets for Fantasy Moon Blue Night.
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