Chapter 7 Lonely Strategy

On the top of the willows on the moon, after dusk. However, it was not the enchanting girl who met Xu Jinghong at such a time, nor the extraordinary King of Jing, but Sun Zaiyuan, who was over 50 years old in cloth.

After the early morning, Xu Jinghong became a hot topic in the whole Liang officialdom. Many people were full of curiosity about this sudden young man, and many people posted to him so that he could be with him for a while when he was free. Among them, the prince and King Yong, were more powerful day by day. A strong prince. But he didn't pay much attention to these. Instead, he sent a message to King Jing, saying that he could not meet him for the time being.

This made King Jing very unhappy. It was not until Sun Zaiyuan comforted him that he understood Xu Jinghong's suffering. Therefore, after thinking about it, he sent Sun Zaiyuan out and asked him to talk with Xu Jinghong. In his opinion, there is still a close friendship between Sun and Xu, and he may be able to attract Xu Jinghong through this.

On the mansion that Xu Jinghong newly moved into, Xu Jinghong and Sun Zaiyuan sat opposite each other, and some other brothers who knew the relationship between the two were also among them. After listening to Sun Zaiyuan's narration, everyone showed a strange look. Xiong Geng was the first person who couldn't help laughing: "This king of Jing actually wants to attract the team through Mr. Sun. Isn't it too funny?"

Xu Jinghong also smiled indifferently, but then said solemnly, "In fact, there is nothing wrong with King Jing doing this. On the one thing, Mr. Sun is just a staff member, and he will not attract too much attention from others to see me, because the other two highnesses have also sent people to see him; the other two, of course, because he does not know Sun Xian The relationship between life and me can't be changed by his heavy use these days.

"Yes, King Jing has always been very respectful to me in the past few months. Even if his status in the court has been different recently, he can still attach great importance to my proposal. Only this, he is a qualified master." Sun Zaiyuan said with a look on his face, "However, because I have already made an agreement with the prince, so I won't favor him." When there was a third person, his name for Xu Jinghong changed. After all, the word lord is still a little taboo.

"Now that it has been realized, I also want to cooperate with King Jing, so Mr. Sun doesn't have to be too embarrassed." Xu Jinghong said a word of relief, which brought the words to the point: "What did he say when he asked his husband to come to see me?"

"Yes. King Jing said that you had fought with him and some evil families that day, and he will never forget what happened at that time. Now, he also hopes to go through all this with the prince!" Sun Zaiyuan repeated Zhao Cong's words and then stared at Xu Jinghong's expression.

"It seems that he wants to impress me with his past friendship." Xu Jinghong smiled and said, "Well, go back and tell him that I haven't forgotten everything before. However, due to the current situation, it is more beneficial for him if I don't show my attitude than to show it, so let him rest assured and I will help him.

Sun Zaiyuan nodded. In fact, the two made a decision at the previous secret meeting, and this time they just reiterated their attitude. Then, Xu Jinghong said his little uneasiness: "And I did so because of the situation. These princes didn't feel it. In fact, when your majesty made me an official, he had already revealed his intention not to let me make friends with these princes. If I disobeyed his will at this time, I'm afraid that the consequences will be serious. Not only my current status is difficult to guarantee, but even King Jing may be implicated.

"Is there such a thing?" All the brothers in the hall shouted softly and were very surprised.

"Yes, the emperor made this point by reward." Xu Jinghong said and told about the house, and now everyone really had to sigh that the emperor's move was powerful. But a careful person like Sun Zaiyuan still heard something. He wink at Xu Jinghong and asked in a low voice, "How did the emperor know that King Jing gave his son a house?"

"The reason for this is obvious." Xu Jinghong nod his head and did not make a direct explanation, but the other party had understood everything. After a pause, he continued, "In addition to this matter, I still feel that the emperor's rewards and arrangements are a little strange at today's court meeting. He has given me so many rewards that many courtiers are jealous, which makes me very uneasy, but I can't say why. I wonder if Mr. Sun can help me analyze it?

"After listening to the prince's previous mention of the court meeting, the old man also felt the same way. As the saying goes, it is impossible for the emperor not to understand this truth, so why did he reward the prince so recklessly? Isn't he afraid to make it difficult for the prince to stand in the court because of his bias? But after you mentioned the emperor's attitude on several matters, I think the answer is still very clear.

"Oh, but what is it?" Xu Jinghong also slowly realized something, but he couldn't say it for a moment.

"That means that I hope that the prince will always be loyal to your majesty, that is to say, let you be a lonely minister." Sun Zaiyuan twisted his beard and said carefully, "The prince is young, just 20 years old, and he has been a second- and third-grade senior official of the court and the title of general, which is bound to attract the eyes and jealousy of others. In this way, you will have many enemies in the court, and you can't have anything to do with the princes, so you will have no backing. If you want to be smooth in the court, your majesty is the only backer. There is no other way but to be loyal to him.

"Only when you are a complete lonely minister and have no external forces to rely on, can the emperor safely give you such great power, so that you can be in charge of the National Security Department and be on an equal footing with the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Therefore, today's reward is actually that Your Majesty has set a position for the prince in the court in the future.

"So that's it!" Xu Jinghong suddenly patted his thigh and said, "I just feel that the emperor has given me so much power, and some of it is very inconsistent with his emphasis on power during this period. It turns out that he has such a mind. He wants a reliable and capable person who is not bought by any force and is only loyal to him, that's why he recruited me and gave me such a heavy responsibility.

"Yes, in terms of ability, all the things that the prince showed before are already the most suitable candidates. In addition, you are not familiar with this with all forces in the current dynasty, which can reassure the emperor to leave the position of this lonely minister to you. Sun Zayuan finally made a summary.

"In this way, isn't the team dangerous? It's surrounded by his enemies. How should he deal with himself?" The old dog was a little worried and said, "Now the situation in the capital is more dangerous than before. Everyone has different purposes. Even people may not be able to distinguish who is who. It is too difficult to guard against other people's calculations."

"This is the reason why your majesty is willing to give so much power to the prince. It is because he has no friends around him that he must always be loyal to the emperor to protect the emperor's power!" Sun Zayuan said another sentence.

"To put it bluntly, I am a knife in the emperor's hand. If he wants to deal with any minister, let me do it! As for which force I offended because of this, he won't care. One day, if I really cause public anger because I have offended too many people, the emperor can calm everything as long as he kills me. Xu Jinghong smiled bitterly.

"What? This is too bullying. The team just doesn't listen to him!" Xiong Geng shouted with great dissatisfaction.

"The imperial edict and the documents of the Ministry of Affairs have been issued, and we can't allow us not to agree. If I go back on my word at this time, I'm afraid I'll die faster!" Xu Jinghong smiled bitterly again: "And since we have come to the capital, we always have to do something. It is precisely because they grasped this that they dared to do so."

Everyone was silent. For those who have fought in the battlefield for half their lives and hoped to have glory on this day, it has always been their dream to become a member of the Guoan Division with great power and have an official position in the court. Now that this dream is close at hand, how many people can refuse it?

"So in this arrangement, the emperor and I are willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer." When he said this, Xu Jinghong's face showed resoluteness: "But he forgot that I'm not a real knife, and I'm also a person with ideas. Moreover, there is Mr. Sun who is helping us with King Jing, so this time I am still confident that I can walk freely between the two identities of Guchen and King Jing.

"Yes, now only by helping King Jing grow his power can the prince's position in the court be safe." Sun Zaiyuan also nodded and agreed, "Then do it according to the policy we agreed."

"But the first thing we should do is to help the emperor sweep away the remnants of those restless families. These people are not only hidden dangers of the court, but also our own enemies. There is also a big feud between the family and us, and we must not let them continue to be free in Daliang City. Xu Jinghong then became full of fighting spirit and said, "Mr. Sun has been in the capital for a long time. What do you think of the remnants of these families now?"

"These guys, who are regarded as a thorn in the eyes by the court, are actually not as difficult to deal with." Sun Zaiyuan's first sentence stunned everyone. If these remnants are not difficult to deal with, how can they still be hidden dangers in the capital, making Daliang City, and there are always people patrolling around?

Sun Zaiyuan also saw everyone's puzzlement and explained it carefully: "Please think, with the power of the family at that time, it can be easily arched, so how powerful can their remaining power be? Perhaps the only thing they rely on is their secret identity, which can play an unexpected role at a critical moment.

"Well, according to Mr.'s words, that's really the case. At the beginning, the four masters had so many subordinates in the court, didn't they just fall? It's too difficult to rekindle the dead ashes now. The old dog nodded and said yes.

"That's the reason, and the remnants of these families are not all determined to avenge their families. Some people still have a lot of property that the family kept in the past. I think these people are eager for the family to disappear so that they can get these treasures forever. Therefore, according to this inference, there should be very few people who want to avenge the family or revitalize the four people. Sun Zainyuan continued to speculate.

is said to be speculation, but his inference is very logical and reasonable, so that others can't refute it. It was only after a long time that Mao Shun asked, "In this case, why is the situation in the capital still so tense?"

"This is their brilliance. Among the resourceful people in these remnants, they can see the hidden crises in Daliang City, so they just took advantage of this opportunity to do something." Sun Zaiyuan was thirsty and took a cup of tea before continuing: "Everyone knows that there is a shortage of food in Beijing. The people are very uneasy. They took this opportunity to do something to make the government feel pressured. In addition, because most of the officials in the court are new and unfamiliar with all kinds of affairs, they have made them take advantage of a lot of loopholes and get some advantages. However, I believe that with the passage of time, the damage that these remnants can cause will become smaller and smaller until they die!"

Xu Jinghong nodded with approval: "I also thought of this, that's why I gave the emperor's order to the next one with such confidence. However, I always feel that in addition to the points you just said, there is another reason why they can always exist in the capital, and the court can't do anything about them for a while.

"What is it?" After Sun Zaiyuan opened his mouth, Xiong Geng, who was the most impatient, had already asked.

"That's the inner connection between the officials who are now standing above the court and them. The family has existed for decades, and its foundation cannot be dug out at once, even if the emperor's destruction of them is devastating. I'm afraid that there are still many officials who have not expressed their position in the past who have stayed in this purge. With the cover of these people, they can keep searching and searching from the court again and again, and still hovering in Daliang City like a ghost. In addition, it may also be because they have mastered the weaknesses and handles of some of his ministers in exchange for protection.

"Yes, these two points cannot be ignored." Sun Zaiyuan couldn't help agreeing and saying, "Mr. I'm really ashamed to see things more thoroughly than me."

"Sir is too modest. I'm just looking at this matter from another perspective." Xu Jinghong said, "However, now that the emperor has handed over these problems to us, no matter what kind of strategy and backer they have, they must be eradicated one by one this time. Who calls us an orphan minister? Fortunately, after our analysis, their strength is limited, and it is not too difficult to deal with. As long as they are found, it is easy to catch or kill them.

"What's the team's idea?" The old dog hurriedly asked, and the others also rubbed their hands and stared at Xu Jinghong. Everyone was full of fighting spirit.

"In my opinion, the remnants of these families can also be divided into two parts. One is the real loyal people who really want to kill the court and officials who have made the family look like today. For these people, we must find and eradicate them as soon as possible. On the other hand, the people who have to do this for their own interests are mostly hidden under the protection of today's courtiers. We can slowly dig up these people, and there may be unexpected gains.

"First of all, it is not difficult to deal with this first kind of people. As long as our hearts are cruel enough and the permission of the court, I think I can catch them all in a few days!" Xu Jinghong is full of confidence.

"What's the idea?" Everyone asked with great interest.

"Of course, it depends on the families who have been imprisoned and have not had time to be convicted and executed." Xu Jinghong said with a glimmer of light in his eyes: "The court is worried that the execution of these people will trigger a counterattack of the remnants, but isn't this a good bait for those loyalists?"

"Yes, why didn't we think of this?" Sun Zaiyuan clapped his hands.

"Just because everyone is thinking about how to find people, they ignore that they can automatically appear." Xu Jinghong smiled and said, "As long as we tell the world that we want to kill all the four families of Ye, Wu, Cui and Chu, and set a time and place, we don't believe that they won't take the bait!"

"This is indeed a good way to kill two birds with one stone. The only thing to worry about is that it will make the prince have a lot of bad reputation in the court."

"Isn't this what the emperor wants to see? I'm Guchen, a knife in his hand. Naturally, the more fierce it is, the more reassuring it is. Xu Jinghong smiled coldly: "What's more, I also have a lot of time with these families. If I put forward this approach, others can't oppose it."

"Then let's do it!" After saying this, Sun Zaiyuan looked at the low night outside and stood up: "It's not good to stay here for too long. I'll leave today."

"Well, please ask Mr. Sun to explain on behalf of King Jing and make it clear that I will help him develop."

"Definite!" Finally, Sun Zaiyuan arched his hand and left unrestrainedly.

After sending him away, Xu Jinghong also sent his brothers to rest, while he himself meditated under the moonlight. In fact, this strategy to deal with the remnants of the family, in addition to dealing with them, is also another part of Xu Jinghong's plan, which is to save Chu Lian'er.

Since it is almost impossible to save people from prison, let's rescue them in a roundabout way. As long as someone falls into his hands, releasing Chu Lian'er is just a matter of one sentence.

"I hope those courtiers can agree to my proposal this time, so that my whole plan can be implemented smoothly. And this will be the first step for me to start my own achievements in the capital this time!" Xu Jinghong looked up at the bright moon and thought to himself in his heart.