This is exactly what everyone is most worried about.

If Shi Kefa accepts Gao Yuanjue as his adopted son, then Mrs. Xing and Gao Yuanjue will have a support and may not necessarily go south in joint ventures with Liu Yongxi. For Liu Yongxi, who has given up the territory of Linhuai Pass, all his efforts will be wasted for several months.

When he moved south from Suizhou, Gao Jie's remaining troops followed Mrs. Xing were only more than 3,000. After arriving in Xuzhou, Mrs. Xing had more than 6,000 troops, which was more than Liu Yongxi's headquarters in Linhuai Town, and several extremely precious red-clothed cannons were added. Everyone felt that no matter what aspect Liu Yongxi considered, he had to marry Mrs. Xing.

If Liu Yongxi cannot marry Mrs. Xing into the house, he may suffer unexpected attacks or even annexation on his way south.

Liu Yongxi saw this problem very thoroughly: "The Shige Department wants to adopt Gao Yuanjue as his adopted son, which is a good thing. I will make a fuss with him, let alone Li Benshen is about to return to Xuzhou. With the Shige Department's support, we can be invincible..."

Just saying this, Liu Yongxi's voice became sinister: "But if the Shige tribe does not accept this adopted son, and the court's big moves, our opportunity will come!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yongxi has already smelled the spring breeze. This winter is not too cold!

For Ma Shiying, the assistant minister who is in Nanjing, this winter is a truly warm winter.

Although it is not like what is said outside that "the warm wind makes tourists drunk and they just make Hangzhou Bianzhou", Ma Shiying's house in Ji'e Pavilion has been crowded since he entered the pavilion, and has been even more lively recently.

That's because there is no voice in the court that opposes Ma Shiying. Even a neutral faction like Zhang Guowei who was once close to Ma Shiying could not gain a foothold in Nandu. The entire court was naturally controlled by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng's accomplices. Ma Shiying is now the real prime minister, so how could he feel the faint chill of winter?

Especially in the north, several spring breezes blew towards each other, which made Ma Shiying even more proud.

Originally, Ma Shiying was worried that the Northern Expedition launched by Shi Kefa and Gao Jie would be completely out of control. If the Northern Expedition was defeated, the court would face a shocking crisis. But if the Northern Expedition was successful, then Shi Kefa would inevitably return to Nandu with his achievements in the Northern Expedition, which was a real crisis for Ma Shiying.

Now is a perfect ending. The court has no choice but to do anything to a rebellious warlord like Gao Jie, but Gao Jie died in Suizhou by himself. The Northern Expedition promoted by Shi Kefa naturally ended in vain, but it was a god-given opportunity for the court.

Ruan Dacheng, who was in the lower head, could also understand Ma Shiying's thoughts: "Although Xingpingbo has died in the country, the rest of Xingping's troops can be used by the court. This is a blessing, I hope the Prime Minister will not be too sad!"

Ma Shiying didn't expect Ruan Dacheng to see through his wishful thinking: "This matter is a bit difficult to deal with. Shi Daocheng has personally gone to Xuzhou to deal with it. Liu Yongxi is preparing to marry Xing's family. If the court takes action at this time, wouldn't it be a mess?"

Ruan Dacheng knew Ma Shiying’s true wishful thinking: “The 50,000 troops of Xingpingbo’s troops are not allowed to be misunderstood by the imperial court. If it falls into the hands of outsiders, it may be unimaginable. I will send a member of the Minister of War to personally take it!”

Although Ma Shiying thought Ruan Dacheng was very good, he still pretended to be hesitant: "But Shi Daocheng has already personally guarded Xuzhou. Is it inappropriate to send someone over at this time?"

Ruan Dacheng said bluntly: "This time we sent someone to assist the Shigemen in the aftermath. Someone said that Li Benshen was leading the entire army. Who did this mean? The court did not let Li Benshen lead the entire army. This army should be handed over to Prince Xingping!"

Ma Shiying nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "Yes, yes, Xingpingbo died in Suizhou, and this army should be handed over to his descendants!"

However, he and Ruan Dacheng both avoided talking about the fact that Gao Yuanjue was only seven years old. After all, this army could not be handed over to a hairy child like Gao Yuanjue. Instead, a capable civil servant should be sent by the court to take this opportunity to take back the military power.

Ruan Dacheng asked again: "Prime Minister, how do you think the matter between the prince of Zheng and Xing family should be cured?"

When this incident reached Nandu, it became a big joke. Everyone knows that Gao Jie's widow Xing's family was already past thirty, while the prince Liu Yongxi, the prince of Chengyi, was only seventeen or eighteen years old. If this incident really happened, Liu Yongxi would have carried three or four gold bricks.

However, in the eyes of big names like Ma Shiying, there is a completely different meaning. If Xing and Liu Yongxi join forces, then the Zhang camp in Central Zhejiang will take the initiative in the military. Therefore, Ma Shiying does not allow such a situation to occur: "It's simply a nonsense. Tell Liu Yongxi that he will hurry back to Linhuai Pass, and I will not hold him accountable for evacuation of defense, otherwise the court's military law will be carried out!"

However, Ruan Dacheng lowered his voice and asked, "What should I do if I don't know how to do that, Master Chengyi?"

The sincerity he mentioned was naturally not Liu Yongxi, but Liu Kongzhao, who was the admiral of the Caojiang Navy.

Although this Chengyi Bo is still a loyal and trustworthy hero, and Emperor Hongguang has accused him of promoting him to Chengyi, with a precious son like Liu Yongxi, whether it is Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng or others, they are full of suspicion about him.

When Ma Shiying felt uncomfortable all over when he thought of Liu Kongzhao controlling the Caojiang Navy, he even felt that the north wind suddenly became cold. He thought for a while before saying, "The defense of the river is important, let Liu Kongzhao move the peace to meet the situation!"

As long as Liu Kongzhao is transferred out of Nanjing City, everything should be fine!

Ma Shiying felt the weather was getting warmer again.

However, for Gao Jie's old subordinates in Xuzhou, the north wind was cold, but the cold wave from the southern capital was fatal.

Before, everyone just barely accepted the reality that "Li Benshen temporarily led the entire army". After Li Benshen rushed back to Xuzhou, the situation in Xuzhou became tense. Many generals, including Li Benshen, felt that Mrs. Xing was not divided between public and private affairs, and classified the food and wages, military funds, weapons, muskets and cannons belonging to the public as Gao Jie's private property, and even took away most of the central army, so she asked Mrs. Xing to keep the part of the public.

Although Shi Kefa tried every means to coordinate the relationship between the various parties, the alliance between Mrs. Xing and Liu Yongxi still encountered hostility from all aspects. Everyone hated Liu Yongxi to the core. Just when a war was about to break out, the court made a magical operation.
Chapter completed!