As the situation develops, Xu Xingxia increasingly feels that the current development of the White Army lacks high-level talents. After all, Zhang Tianhao is too young and has serious experience. It is okay to be an angry young man. If you want to take on more important responsibilities, you still need time to exercise. Zuo Guangdou has certain abilities and certain experience, and can take on great responsibilities. Unfortunately, he is a member of the Donglin Party. Considering his close relationship with the Donglin Party, Xu Xingxia certainly dare not tell him too many secrets.

In Xu Xingxia's view, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan were both good choices. The two were neither the Donglin Party nor the later eunuch Party. What they represented was a neutral force. Their political philosophy was relatively enlightened and easier to accept new things.

If this neutral force is managed well, it may have some impact on the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Nothing must be necessary to use force.

With the current strength of the White Army, with three to five years of development, there is no problem directly using force against the Forbidden City. With the current strength of the imperial court, he could not stop him at all. To be honest, it is not very difficult to change dynasties. As a time traveler, his advantage is indeed too great. However, compared with massacre of his own people, Xu Xingxia is more willing to develop westward and northward. He is more willing to control the ancient prairie of Méng, then kill the wild boar skins of Liaodong, and then focus on the westward, conquer the Ottoman Empire, control Europe, and establish a great empire spanning Europe.

As for the Central Plains, some major operations are enough. What he needs is the Central Plains region to provide sufficient war support for his expansion. For example, population resources, financial income, etc. He can attract population and funds through some relatively moderate policies. He has strong technological advantages, and there is no need to carry out massacres everywhere like the Qing Dynasty entered the pass to plunder wealth. He even does not need land resources in the Central Plains. From the perspective of making money, he is more willing to regard the Central Plains as his place of dumping goods.

Xu Xingxia thought that a musketeer of 500,000 should be able to conquer the entire Eurasian continent. It would take about 10 million people to form a musketeer of 500,000. It is not difficult to reach this number in the area. As for the funds for a musketeer of 500,000, it should be almost the same. As long as the sales channels of glass, white marble porcelain, green salt, cotton cloth and other materials accumulate such funds normally. Moreover, when the battle is victorious, some are often seized.

Of course, these are Xu Xingxia's wishful thinking. He hoped that he would not provoke the court, and the court would not provoke him, so that he could expand externally with peace of mind. If the court always attacked him, he would not mind counterattacking hard and take violent means to seize the regime. If he didn't want to be the emperor, he would be fine.

Slowly putting down the Qianli Miles in his hand, Zhu Xieyuan said with some concern: "General Xu, do you think Mo Rigen will launch an attack immediately?"

Xu Xingxia shook her head and said, "No, he will wait for Lin Danhan to arrive."

Zhu Xieyuan nodded with Mou Si and said slowly: "In this way, wouldn't he have to help Lin Danhan? This guy is quite dangerous to do this!"

He is also a good person. With a slight statement from Xu Xingxia, he could guess the key behind it. Mo Rigen has been reluctant to launch an attack, but he has to wait for Lin Danhan to arrive. Why is this? Once Lin Danhan arrives, with Lin Danhan's xing, he will definitely have to make some decisions.

By the way, it is not a matter of one or two days to overwhelm Mo Rigen and become the number one person in the desert. Lin Danhan will never let go of such a good opportunity. At that time, Mo Rigen will probably suffer a little grievance, and on the surface, he must obey Lin Danhan's command.

With Mo Rigen's reputation and prestige, he must be unwilling to let Lin Danhan ride on his head. His subordinates must be unwilling to do so. In terms of military achievements alone, Lin Danhan is far inferior to Mo Rigen. If Lin Danhan does not have a good man, who knows which onion he is? However, he actually did this, it is conceivable that he must have a plan to let Lin Danhan come up to take the lead and seriously consume Lin Danhan's strength.

After all, Lin Danhan is young, full of energy, and loves face. After being boasted by Mo Rigen, he might be fooled easily. He will definitely fight to the death with the White Army. In addition, Mo Rigen is stinging the storm next to him and fan the flames. Lin Danhan cannot be fooled. After he realizes the truth, he should regret it.

Xu Xingxia smiled and said, "A real man is to bend and stretch."

Zhu Xieyuan nodded, but sighed helplessly. He understood more and more why Xu Xingxia was so young but so thorough in looking at the problem. This guy didn't look like a young man who was not very experienced in the world. No wonder Mo Rigen and Lin Danhan had suffered a great loss in his hands. But where did his ability come from?

According to some people, Xu Xingxia once said that his ability was taught by a monk from You Fang. In this case, he could only deceive the child, and he would definitely not deceive Zhu Xieyuan. What kind of monk from You Fang is so powerful? If he were so powerful, he would have caused trouble by himself long ago. Why should he hide behind the scenes? Zhu Xieyuan definitely did not believe this. However, if he did not believe this, he would really not be able to find a better explanation.

Shaking his head gently, Zhu Xieyuan staggered the topic, and said deeply: "You once asked me who gave Lin Danhan a large number of weapons, equipment and food to support him in the attack. Now, I can basically confirm.

Do you want to know the answer now?”

Xu Xingxia's heart moved slightly. Zhu Xieyuan was preparing to be in touch with himself. The purpose of being in touch with him is of course to win over himself. No matter who it is, to win over others, he must show some true feelings and must not always be careless. In fact, Xu Xingxia had known the answer to Zhu Xieyuan's question for a long time. As a time traveler, he could think of the answer with his heels. Xuanying Guard led by Wang Qinian could also find the answer. However, on the surface, he still pretended to know nothing and said humbly: "Who is it?"

Zhu Xieyuan said slowly: "Who else is there except the one from Luoyang?"

This is a very straightforward answer. It shows that Zhu Chuyuan is indeed not going to treat Xu Xingxia as an outsider, and he sincerely wants to win Xu Xingxia over. Yes, it is inevitable that he wants to pull Xu Xingxia back to the regular track. Zhu Xieyuan has long felt that Xu Xingxia is not the kind of person who can be fooled. In addition to showing his true feelings, he also has to work hard to convince him and agree with his political philosophy. As the saying goes, like-minded and like-minded. If the most basic "ambitions" are different, how can "Tao" be combined?

There is no need to say clearly what force the Luoyang man represents. In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows who the Luoyang man is referring to. Everyone knows who the person who is closely related to the Luoyang man is. Anyway, in the current court, the most active one is their group of people. They jump up and down and do everything they can.

Seeing that Emperor Wanli's physical condition was getting worse and worse, he might die at any time. The person in Ciqing Palace was becoming more and more stable. If the Fuwang Party was not in a hurry, it would be a strange thing. Perhaps Fuwang himself did not have many ideas, after all, he was still young. But his mother, the famous Concubine Zheng, was definitely unwilling to give up. With her ruthless means, for her son, I guess she could do anything.

Before, if it weren't for the ministers' stop, Concubine Zheng's plan would have been successful. However, in the process of stopping Concubine Zheng, the ministers also paid a huge price. Just because of the "fight for the foundation of the country", four chief ministers were forced to resign. More than ten ministers at the ministers were forced to resign, or severely punished. As for the other officials involved, resigned, demoted, and imprisoned, there were 300 other officials. Concubine Zheng herself did not lose a single hair. It is conceivable how arrogant she was. Seeing the last moment, how could she be willing to let go?

What’s so bad is that with Emperor Wanli’s love for her, no matter what she did, it seems that Emperor Wanli is not willing to pursue it. With such a talisman, if Concubine Zheng does not jump up and down, she will not be Concubine Zheng. The original demon book case and attack case caused a lot of controversy, and finally there was obvious evidence pointing to Concubine Zheng himself, but it was concluded by Emperor Wanli in a few seconds. Obviously, this amulet was so useful that it was even. After Emperor Wanli died, he still thought about the will and must enthrone Concubine Zheng as the queen.

Zhu Xieyuan glanced at Xu Xingxia and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Isn't that the one in the deep palace trying to give himself the title of queen."

Xu Xingxia responded casually without thinking: "This is a dream! Don't think about it!"

No matter how much Emperor Wanli favored him, Concubine Zheng was always the imperial concubine and never the queen. This was a big heart. The queen's title was still very deadly. Even with the support of Emperor Wanli, it would be quite difficult for her to win this title. However, if she was not the queen, she would not be able to compete for the throne of the crown prince for her son, namely King Fu. For this reason, she had no choice but to spare no effort to fight and grab it.

But the perverted Concubine Zheng happened to meet a group of perverted ministers. Faced with the madness of Concubine Zheng, the ministers also seemed crazy. Every time the Emperor Wanli hinted that his ministers made suggestions and appointed Concubine Zheng as the queen, including the chief ministers such as Shen Shixing, Ye Xianggao, and Fang Congzhe, all of them looked at him and pretended not to understand. No matter how the Emperor Wanli suggested, they did not take action. Sun Ruyou, the Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, pretended to be deaf and dumb, and they were ignorant of asking questions. Every few days, there was a memorial to satirize Emperor Wanli for his whimsical thoughts.

Emperor Wanli had no better way to do this. In order to appoint the prince, he fought with his ministers for decades and felt very tired. He was old. When he was old, he had to admit defeat. After all, he was fighting alone. His opponent was in the wheel battle. They had enough time and energy to slowly grind him. To be honest, now he no longer has the ambitions he had and is full of heroism. If he continues to fight with the ministers, he feels not very sure. He doesn't want to continue to torture.

There was no choice but to retreat. He decided to issue a will when he was dying, and after he died, he would also enthrone Concubine Zheng as the queen. He felt that when his own people were dead, the ministers would always give him some face. By then, Concubine Zheng would achieve the right result. Unexpectedly, the officials led by Sun Ruyou, the Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, would firmly resist his will. The reason was very simple: no one came to preside over the enthronement ceremony.

According to regulations, the emperor must preside over the enthronement of the empress. Of course, only the emperor himself can preside over the enthronement of his wife, and no one can do it for him. Now that the emperor is dead, there is naturally no host. Since the host is gone, why should he be the queen? As a result, Concubine Zheng still did not become the queen.

Of course, these are all later stories.

Zhu Xieyuan said in surprise: "Oh? Why is General Xu so sure?"

As soon as he said so casually, Xu Xingxia understood. This guy was definitely a member of the Taishou Party, an enemy of the Fuwang Party, and an enemy of Concubine Zheng. His intention should be to pull himself into the Taishou Party and become a capable backbone of the Taishou Party. With his combat effectiveness, if he was willing to join the Taishou Party and was willing to secretly contribute to the Taishou Party, there would be no problem for the prince to ascend the throne in the future. The emperor ascended the throne, military power was still very important.

According to historical research in later generations, there has been no conclusion on whether the woman Zheng Guifei was smart or stupid. If she was not smart, she tied Emperor Wanli to her side and had almost no interest in other women. In fact, Emperor Wanli never wavered in her care and love. Even if she died, she would leave a will and make her a queen. It was indeed very successful to be a woman to achieve this. Thinking about Yang Guifei, who was so favored, and when she quarreled with Emperor Ming of Tang and ran away from the palace.

If she is smart, her actions sometimes seem very naive. The attack case fully demonstrated this. She actually felt that if she sent someone to just take a stick, she could clean up the prince. It was naive. From a political point of view, her flaws were also obvious. She called the wind and rain in the deep palace, but made enemies everywhere in the court. There seemed to be so many ministers in the entire court who were willing to follow her.

However, the lack of help from the court does not mean that Concubine Zheng has no help from the local area. In fact, the biggest force of the Fuwang Party is still in the army. Because the promotion of officers of the Ming army has always been very chaotic, and he acted recklessly and had no supervision. From a small soldier to a third-rank guard commander, it is just a matter of one sentence. It seems that a relative of Wei Zhongxian went from an ordinary person to a third-rank guard commander overnight.

In recent years, the Fuwang Party has installed a large number of confidants in Datong Town, Xuanfu Town and other places. Shanxi Town and Ji Town also have many backbone members of the Fuwang Party. Although these military towns are stationed in civil servants, the army must accept supervision from civil servants. However, these civil servants were intimidated by Concubine Zheng's power and did not dare to openly attack these officers. On the contrary, in order to prevent themselves from becoming the target of Concubine Zheng's venting, they still need to please the confidants of Concubine Zheng to a certain extent.

As a result, the confidants of the Fuwang Party gradually took control of the key departments of several military towns. Many people also became officials such as generals, guerrilla generals, and garrisons, and had certain power. Although the highest power was not in their hands and was tampered with, it was very convenient. For example, those who used si materials and sold arms could secretly make a lot of profits.

And they naturally cannot know what they do, such as the governor, governor, military preparation, etc., but they can only pretend not to see it. Because they can refuse to surrender to Concubine Zheng, but dare not face the arrogance of Concubine Zheng head-on. If one of them becomes the target of Concubine Zheng, they will definitely fall.

On the issue of appointing the prince, all officials can unite to fight against Concubine Zheng. However, in some specific matters, they cannot unite. The party struggles in the court were very serious and had spread to the local area, and all military towns were inevitable. For their own safety, it is natural that more things are worse than less things.

Xu Xingxia suddenly said with interest: "Mr. Zhu, why not make a bet. If Concubine Zheng is made the queen, I will help you do something. If Concubine Zheng is not made the queen in her lifetime, you can do something for me."

Zhu Xieyuan frowned and said in a deep thought: "This is too difficult to infer."

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, turned to look at Zhu Xieyuan, and said meaningfully: "It's just that it's difficult to infer, it's interesting, right? It's too simple, there's no challenge. You and I are both smart people. Smart people shouldn't be so hard to talk to smart people."

Zhu Xieyuan suddenly stared at him with a glittering eyes, his brows slowly stretched out, and said deeply: "If I was not wrong, you support Ciqing Palace, right?"

Xu Xingxia nodded affirmatively and said word by word: "Yes, I support Ciqing Palace."
Chapter completed!