Chapter 49 Change Strategy

August is a month that the Central Plains value very much, because the middle of the month is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, and its weight is only slightly weaker than the New Year's Eve at the end of the year. Naturally, the imperial court has to say something on this day, and the palace will have a big banquet for the ministers, which can only reflect the authority of the emperor at this moment.

Xu Jinghong planned to reveal everything at the banquet on this day and expose the crimes of those targeted by colluding with the underworld people. At such a special time, it must have caused a huge sensation and repercussions, which will catch those families off guard and be hit by him. That's what he thought and did. All the evidence was ready, just waiting for the time to come.

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, on the 13th day, the arrival of a person changed his established strategy. The comer was Sun Zaiyuan, who had made an appointment with Xu Jinghong to come to the capital to deal with him. He arrived in the capital a little earlier than the agreed time. After sending his mother and wife back to his hometown for burial and asking a pair of children to guard the spirit, he hurried to the capital.

At this time, although there was no historical emphasis on the word etiquette, it was necessary for the son of man to keep filial piety for his parents. Three years for the elderly and a year and a half for the short to express their sorrow for the deceased. But Sun Zaiyuan doesn't want to waste time on this kind of false etiquette. His enemies who killed his mother and wife are still free. It is impossible for him to guard the system safely in front of his mother's grave - in his opinion, the Lingzhou Fang family killed his mother and wife because of the indulgence of the Fang family, and now the hatred is naturally transferred to them.

So after settling everything and accompanying Yue Xu in front of two graves, Sun Zaiyuan came to the capital to help Xu Jinghong deal with the Fang family. When he came to the capital, he was still a little worried about how to find Xu Jinghong's whereabouts. But after listening to the gossip of the people around him, he found that he was too worried. Unexpectedly, Xu Jinghong had done many great things in a short time, and now he has become a five-grade official in the court, which really surprised him.

So Sun Zaiyuan quickly came to the Guoan office, and after the communication, he was personally welcomed in by Xu Jinghong. After ordering someone to have tea, Xu Jinghong said to him happily, "Mr. Sun is really trustworthy. You are here before March."

"With great kindness and hatred, how dare my subordinates neglect it?" Sun Zaiyuan still conspired as a counselor and was very humble: "It's surprising that the lord. Not long after he entered Beijing, he broke out of such a big name and became a court official and the head of the first division. It's really surprising."

"Well, it's just good luck, and some people want me to get it done." Xu Jinghong said everything he had done in Beijing, and only kept Huang Yue's conspiracy with him.

"So that's it. It seems that these families have gone too far, and even the emperor is already dissatisfied with them today." However, Sun Zaiyuan still heard some ways and nodded, "This is an opportunity for the lord. After all, in justice, the emperor is still the king of those people today."

Xu Jinghong smiled, but did not go deeper into this question. It's not that he doesn't trust Sun Zaiyuan enough. It's really too important. Many people know that it's more dangerous. It's better to hide it first. Maybe it will be of great use in the future. Then, he thought of what he was going to do and asked, "I plan to hit several families in this Mid-Autumn Festival. Do you have any good advice from Mr. Sun?"

"Hmm? Does the lord still have the means to deal with them? Sun Zaiyuan asked doubtfully. In his imagination, Xu Jinghong has been able to do so many things in just a few months, and it is amazing that he has a foothold in the capital. Unexpectedly, he still has follow-up means. This made Sun Zaiyuan admire Xu Jinghong even more, and at the same time full of doubts.

Xu Jinghong said his original plan and finally said, "Today is the 13th. I planned to publish all the crimes they committed at the banquet of ministers in the palace the day after tomorrow. What do you think of Mr. Sun?"

"This..." Sun Zaiyuan twisted his beard with his hand and pondered. After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Xu Jinghong: "Master, I don't know whether to say a sentence."

"But it doesn't matter. I'm not the one who can't object. As long as you make sense, I will accept it." Xu Jinghong saw something from the other party's look and quickly said with ease.

"The master's practice does have a certain suddenness, and it can also make things big, making it difficult for them to do things behind their backs, so as to achieve the effect of a blow. However, my subordinates think that this method still has flaws. Sun Zaiyuan said thoughtfully.

"Oh? But I don't know where the flaws and shortcomings are?" Xu Jinghong was shocked when he heard the words and immediately sat up straight and looked straight at Sun Zaiyuan's eyes and asked.

"These are the confessions that the Lord thinks is a must-kill. There is no problem with the confession itself. The problem is the identity of the confessors. They are all notorious thieves. How can their words be used to prove that people in the extraordinary world in the court have done evil? This alone is enough for them to find flaws and overthrow the Lord's attack.

Xu Jinghong was silent. He was not a reasonable person. Now that the problem was pointed out by Sun Zaiyuan, he also had his own feelings. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was indeed a big problem. Mr. Sun is right. I took it for granted that I forgot the huge identity gap between the two. It seems that this alone is not possible, and the plan for the future can only be cancelled.

Seeing that Xu Jinghong sighed dejectedly, Sun Zaiyuan suddenly smiled and said, "However, what the lord has done is not completely useless. It is not enough to deal with those noble families, but it is enough to deal with other people."

"Do you mean the owners of those brothel and casinos? I have also thought about this, but what's the use of dealing with them? At most, it's just killing a few accomplices, which is even more detrimental to the prosperity of the capital. It's really not worth the loss.

"No, my subordinates don't mean to deal with these people, but to blackmail them, and then deal with the family through the evidence in their hands." Sun Zaiyuan took a sip and continued: "In addition to having a lot to do with the people in the underworld, the owners of these brothel and casinos are also unclear to the family. And with their shrewdness, in order to prevent themselves from being harmed, they will keep some evidence in secret to protect themselves. As long as we can subdue them and deal with the family through their hands, I think the effect will be much stronger. Because, although their status is still not as good as that of the family, they are always higher than those prisoners, and their testimony is more credible. Second, the evidence in their hands must be more complete than those in the underworld. Together with the evidence of the underworld, the effect will naturally be better.

Hearing this, Xu Jinghong couldn't help standing up from his seat and saluted Sun Zaiyuan: "Mr. Sun is really talented. Such a curved method to save the country is indeed much more confident than my previous fierce rush. Then I'll do as you say!"

"The lord is overreputed, and his subordinates are really ashamed." Sun Zaiyuan quickly stood up and returned a salute. After the two sat down again, he continued, "And there is another advantage in doing so."

"There are still benefits, but what is it?" Xu Jinghong's interest naturally increased, and he quickly asked.

"Lord, if you want to be stable and develop in Beijing, the most important thing is to control the news, right?"

"Yes, I have recently begun to look for manpower and become a secret agent under our national security department. But I'm afraid it won't be seen for the time being.

"The bastards and ordinary people on the street can indeed hear the news, but my subordinates think that some people's ears and eyes will be more convenient than theirs. That's the people in brothers, casinos and restaurants. These places are the most crowded places, and there are more people talking, and naturally more information spread than on the street. I don't know what the lord thinks?"

Xu Jinghong slapped the table violently: "You're right, I really ignored this. As long as the owner of the brothel and casino is caught by me and finally used for me, I can get a steady stream of news from them. This is indeed much more efficient than arranging people to listen to the news on the street.

"Such a stone, this time the National Security Department will be eye-catching again!" Sun Zainyuan added at the end.

"Okay, just do as Mr. Sun wants. Let go of the original plan first, and I will set up a banquet in Fanlou the day to invite the owners of brothel and casinos to get together. At that time, you can pull them to my side and use their hands to fulfill my wish!" Xu Jinghong finally made the decision.

After dusk on the 13th, the owners of more than 10 brothel and more than 20 large and small casinos received a big red invitation with Xu Jinghong's name, asking them to meet in Fanlou the night after tomorrow.

Of course, there are more than a few casinos and brothels in the capital, but some have complete families*. Xu Jinghong will naturally not invite such a candidate, and two or three others have completely closed down because of the previous incident. Because of the incident in June and July, these bosses, who also have a certain status, muttered in their hearts after receiving the invitation, did not dare not refuse to be invited, even if they had other socializing.

Two days later, in the VIP building on the fourth floor of Fanlou, when the lanterns first came on, those invited bosses came one after another. Because Xu Jinghong, the treat, had not yet arrived, they all whispered in twos and threes, trying to find out something from their peers. Unfortunately, these people know much the same thing. After some exploration, they are a little disappointed. At the same time, their nervous heart was a little deeper, and they really didn't know the purpose of Xu Jinghong's banquet.

It was not until all the guests arrived and it was dark outside that Xu Jinghong, dressed in casual clothes, appeared in front of everyone accompanied by several brothers. Seeing that all the guests he invited had arrived, a smile also appeared on his face: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Please forgive Xu for coming late."

Everyone dared not. Someone opened his mouth and wanted to ask him directly what he was waiting for, but in the end, he still didn't have the courage. Because of the fierceness of the previous attack, Xu Jinghong has a good reputation in the capital. Everyone calls him a hot hand, and naturally he is afraid.

After inviting everyone to their seats, Xu Jinghong asked people to bring the dishes one by one. The wine and food, coupled with the beautiful woman dancing in the hall and the round jade rabbit seen from the head, made the atmosphere of the banquet very beautiful. But although these bosses are eating and drinking, their minds are not on it. From time to time, they peep at Xu Jinghong on the main seat and are full of his intentions.

But Xu Jinghong didn't seem to notice the looks of the guests at all. He just politely invited them to drink and then talked and laughed with them. It seemed that he invited everyone here just to enjoy the moon. After more than three rounds of wine and the dishes were full, someone finally couldn't hold back and asked carefully, "Xu Dusi, what purpose did you call me here today? Please tell me."

Xu Jinghong waited for them to ask questions first, so that they could take the initiative in the conversation. Now that I finally couldn't help asking questions, I gently put down the wine glass I drank: "Today, I invite you to come to Fanlou for two purposes. The first is to apologize to you. In order to deal with those underworld people, my brother disturbed you and caused you a lot of losses. I was also extremely sorry, so I wanted to set up this banquet to ask you for a crime. I hope you can understand the pain of working for the court. With that, he stood up from his seat and bowed to the people around him.

Seeing this, everyone quickly stood up and said polite words that they did not dare to be the same. They could see that this was just Xu Jinghong's scene. He said that there were two things that called everyone here today, and the latter one was the key.

After Xu Jinghong sat back, he continued, "I'm really grateful that you can be so considerate. If you can still understand the difficulties of me as a court official, then I really want to thank you. With that, he had winned at the people around him, and the man quickly went outside and obviously went to make some arrangements.

Seeing this, those bosses couldn't help but get nervous and knew that the real main course was coming. Sure enough, after a while, two big men came in with several stacks of books in their arms. After getting Xu Jinghong's approval, they put the books in their arms one by one on the tables in front of the bosses.

These books are ordinary things. The only difference is that they are covered with the seal of the National Security Department, which seems to be much more formal. Those bosses did not dare to neglect and quickly opened the book in front of them and read it. However, in a blink of an eye, everyone's faces became extremely ugly, and many people trembled all over their bodies, but they were very scared.

Xu Jinghong did not seem to notice everyone's reaction at all, and still said in a gentle voice, "What you have in your hands is the testimony of those arrested prisoners' confessions in prison. What do you think?"

"This..." Everyone was really speechless for a moment. Do they dare to say that these are fake? I'm afraid that even they can't deceive themselves, because it's very detailed. Even how they colluded with the gangsters and how to help them communicate the information are very clear and can't be refuted. But if they admit that everything is true, their end will be... People are even more afraid of the thought that they may be imprisoned.

"What, don't you have anything to say about this? In this case, I have something to say. As my people in Daliang City, you don't want to serve the country, but you are together with these little ones. It's really unforgivable! What Ansi in our country has the responsibility of detecting adultery and letting him subdue the law? What do you think I should do? The smile on Xu Jinghong's face was completely invisible at this time, but he changed into a cold face.

"All... Lord Du Si listened to us... Everything we did was forced to be helpless. Adults should also know how powerful those underworld people were at the beginning. If we don't obey, I'm afraid we can't live now!" Immediately, people began to bow, and this was quickly learned by others, and the whole hall was full of begging for mercy.

Xu Jinghong still stared at them without any emotion. After a long time, he sighed, "Actually, I can understand your pain, otherwise I won't have shown these to you. However, what you have done has indeed violated the laws of the Song Dynasty, which is really embarrassing.

In fact, the people below have already guessed that Xu Jinghong is just playing on the topic. He must have some requirements to do so. Therefore, as soon as he left behind his voice, there was a humane: "Adults can understand our grievances, and we will naturally be grateful. We also know that we are wrong, and I hope you can give us a chance to reform..." Many of them think that Xu Jinghong said this just to get some benefits from them. After all, most of the officials in the court did so. But their idea is obviously wrong this time.

"Well, I will give you a chance to see if you can catch it. As far as I know, although the power of these gangsters is not small, they can't really make everyone bow down and use it. I'm afraid there are other mysteries hidden in them. For example, there is still some power between them and you that makes it impossible for you to resist.

"Ah?" At this time, everyone knew that Xu Jinghong's real goal was someone else, not them, and they were a little stunned for a moment. Naturally, they knew the meaning of his words, but their fear of those forces was not inferior to Xu Jinghong. It was really difficult for them to make a choice for a while.