Chapter 879: Reward
Xu Jingming was angry, he could only sneer, stood up and said, "Hao Fenglou, you are too bullying.¥f"
Just as he became a sworn brother, Xu Jingming left with a sworn sleeve.
But Hao Fenglou didn't stop him, just sneered.
Anyway, Hao Fenglou is not in a hurry at all now, so he just sits in the river and watch the wind rise and fall.
However, Xu Jingming left the temple angrily and returned to the mansion. Now he couldn't pretend to be sick anymore. What happened today has confirmed that he and Hao Fenglou colluded with each other. After all, they had burned yellow paper. So many people saw it. Once it was reported, everyone would only think that Xu Jingming was determined to be the emperor, so he pulled Hao Fenglou up to hope to get the support of Hao Fenglou.
This countless slanderous remarks made Xu Jingming feel upset, but he had no choice but to do anything. He could do nothing and could do nothing.
So he returned to the mansion, but finally he had to sigh and ordered someone to prepare to drive into the palace to meet him.
Now, pretending to be grandson has become a luxury. Thinking that a bigger storm is coming, and Hao Fenglou is pressing step by step, Xu Jingming could not imagine what the consequences would be if this matter was delayed.
The most important thing for the court at present is to stabilize the vassal kings first, and then stabilize the Langshan army. If it cannot stabilize, the Langshan army will attack at this time, will the court be ruined. Not to mention the fact that Jinling is gone, Jiangxi is gone, and the Xu family is gone. However, there are so many vassal kings in the world, and there will be a new court in the Ming Dynasty, either in Kaifeng or in Luoyang to re-establish the capital and compete with the Hao family. However, Empress Dowager Xu and Xu Jingming will be doomed.
Thinking of this, although Xu Jingming was angry at Hao Fenglou, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. He must consult the Empress Dowager for this matter.
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When he arrived in the palace, Empress Dowager Xu was also in trouble. Just now, an eunuch came to report that Xu Jingming and Hao Fenglou had burned yellow paper. Empress Dowager Xu was furious. At this moment, all kinds of malicious speculations were constantly coming. At this time, you were still afraid that others would not find any evidence. This nephew was really not reliable.
When Xu Jingming saw Empress Dowager Xu, he saw that Empress Dowager Xu’s face was gloomy, so he naturally knew what was going on. He could only smile bitterly and said, “I have seen the Empress.”
Empress Dowager Xu looked at him deeply and said, "I heard that you are sick. How is it? Are you cured now?"
Xu Jingming didn't want to get into trouble with this matter, but said, "I came here because I was entrusted by Hao Fenglou to negotiate the reward."
Empress Dowager Xu was angry and said sternly: "You have the nerve to mention these words? Are you still a member of the Xu family? When did you become a minion and lackey of the Hao family?"
Xu Jingming smiled bitterly and said, "It's time for this, the Weishi's mistake. The Hao Fenglou was fooled. Now the court is in trouble with internal and external troubles, and the princes are sharpening their swords, and all officials are dissatisfied. The Qing Dynasty is anxious, and the Hao family is eyeing it. The Weishi's official is not trying to be a lobbyist for the Hao family. But... but at this point, the only way is to calm down the affairs. Whether it is the vassal king or the Hao family, or the officials, they must settle them as soon as possible. Especially the Hao family is a confusing trouble. If it is not comforted, it is the root cause of the disaster. At that time, the country and the kingdom are still there, and the Weishi's official dare not criticize it, but the Empress Dowager and the Xu family are afraid that they will never be repaid. Now the Xu family has become the target of public criticism and cannot withstand the torture. The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, will be punished by the Holy Lord, but this matter is urgent. I'll ask the Empress Dowager to judge."
Xu Jingming is rarely serious, and what he said is not unreasonable. What is the use of being furious in the current situation? If it is not solved, then everyone will be really finished together.
After all, Empress Dowager Xu understood. Seeing that her nephew was mute and eating coptis chinensis, her face calmed down and said, "Since that's the case, the Ai family will be sure of the rewards requested by the Hao family."
Xu Jingming shook his head and said, "The people of Hao Fenglou are not satisfied with their hearts, and now they have proposed new conditions."
Empress Dowager Xu's face suddenly became cold.
In fact, as both parties think, they know that everyone is doing business. Everyone has different confidences and prices. However, Hao Fenglou first put the Xu family at the forefront, and now he is taking advantage of the situation. He stepped on the Xu family's sick body. Such a huge price is really as thick-faced as you, which makes people feel very dissatisfied.
After all, Empress Dowager Xu had seen the wind and waves. The more sharp Hao Fenglou was, the less she could not wait to look at him. After pondering for a moment, Empress Dowager Xu said, "What else do he want?"
Xu Jingming said: "The Hao family is insatiable and they even want to get involved in Sichuan and Guizhou."
A hint of coldness flashed across Queen Mother Xu's eyes.
It's okay for Guizhou Administrators. This was the newly designated governors' Office when Zhu Di was in power. In the past, it was just the Sizhou Xuanwei Office and the Sinan Xuanwei Office. It was located in a remote place and was sparsely populated. The court didn't care. However, Sichuan is a country of Tianfu, and it is a relatively important tax base for the imperial court, with a large population. If it was allocated to the Hao family, the Hao family would have occupied the West and occupied Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. If it was cut off again
If Sichuan and Guizhou go, then with the two Western provinces, the Hao family has the power of seven provinces. Although these seven provinces are not the Central Plains or the fish and rice towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the power of the court is constantly shrinking. Now the real control of the two capitals is only the provinces of the two capitals. If this is true, half of the world belongs to the Hao family. The Zhu family and the Hao family will become a reality. Once the Hao family is too big, what will it become?
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Xu couldn't help but worry, but she quickly realized the reality. The reality was that if the Xu family refused to agree, then the Hao family would inevitably take more extreme actions. Contact now the princes and kings are free from morality, and all officials and gentry are already extremely disappointed with the Xu family. The court may not be able to protect it, and the Xu family is afraid that they will not be able to protect it.
Empress Dowager Xu sighed quietly and said, "What do you think about this?"
Xu Jingming sighed and said, "Now he is the knife and I am the fish. I can only respond for the time being and make plans in the future."
It's ridiculous to say that the things that the Hao family army had not obtained on the battlefield were now all given by Hao Fenglou's memorial. This unwillingness made the mood of the aunt and nephew fall to the bottom.
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Chapter completed!