Chapter 34 Foreign Aid

After Xu Jinghong came to this world, the most important person for him was his mother's clothes. But a few years later, she died of overwork, which made him no one to be close to. He lived alone for several years until he met and made friends with Xiong Geng and the old dog in the mine.

In fact, the relationship between Xiong Geng and Xu Jinghong is a step closer. After saving the former in the mine, there has been a certain friendship between the two. Because Xiong Geng was a staunch supporter who followed him when Xu Jinghong was at the lowest point in his life, he particularly valued and cared about this brother.

Even if he can see that Xiong Geng is more reckless and brave, he may not be able to pay for big things, but he still reuses it for him. Even when there are many capable people under his command, he still let him sit in the position of director of the Action Department of the National Security Department. And Xiong Geng did not disappoint Xu Jinghong. His loyalty to Xu Jinghong was as usual. Until just now, in order to save Xu Jinghong, he resolutely blocked the fatal move for him with his body.

When he saw that Xiong couldn't even leave a last word, and was killed on the spot, Xu Jinghong only felt that an extremely important thing in his life had been taken away, which made him feel weak and almost paralyzed to the ground. Even when Chu Lian'er was poisoned to save him that day, Xu Jinghong did not have such a strong sense of powerlessness.

The soldiers around Guoan can also clearly feel the sadness of their adults. Everyone stopped talking, but just stood there in silence. They suddenly found that his adult was really different from others. He really treated his subordinates as brothers. When his brother was killed, he would also be sad. Such an idea makes them more determined to follow Xu Jinghong's pace, no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles they will encounter next!

The old dog tried to say twice, but after finding that Xu Jinghong still did not respond, he also stopped. In fact, he also had a bad heart. Xiong Geng and his friendship are similar to Xu Jinghong's. How can he calmly stand aside and persuade him?

Just as the scene was so depressing that everyone felt short of breath, a calm voice sounded in Xu Jinghong's ear: "Lord, cheer up quickly. Don't let Brother Xiong die!" It was Sun Zayuan who found that the battle outside was over and ran out to see what was going on.

His voice soon woke up Xu Jinghong, because he mentioned the four words of death, which made it difficult for him to accept. Suddenly turning around, Xu Jinghong said in a cold voice, "What are you talking about?" There is no previous respect in the voice.

"I said that if the lord was so disappointed because of Brother Xiong's death, he would not close his eyes!" In the face of Xu Jinghong's angry expression, Sun Zaiyuan was unmoved and still said bluntly, "He died because of his master, but he hopes that he will die on behalf of a person who can do great things, not an incompetent person who forgets the present situation because of this small blow!"

When everyone heard Sun Zaiyuan say this, their colors changed. They can see the sadness in Xu Jinghong's heart, which is likely to turn into anger in a blink of an eye, so that Sun Zaiyuan will suffer a lot. Therefore, people, including the old dog, did not dare to speak at this moment, and looked at Xu Jinghong with great worry for fear that he would lose his mind in grief and indignation.

However, after facing such disrespectful words, Xu Jinghong did not suddenly jump like thunder as others feared, but fell silent. After a long time, he slowly exhaled a turbid breath: "You're right. I really can't live up to the old bear. He exchanged my life for my life, and I will use this life to achieve the great things he has been working for, instead of grieving here!" After saying this, he had stood up from the ground with Xiong Geng's body in his arms.

Seeing that he seemed to have returned to normal, the soldiers around him breathed a sigh of relief. But only Sun Zaiyuan and Lao Gou, who are very familiar with him, can faintly feel the subtle changes in his body and mind. At this moment, Xu Jinghong's heart will be harder and colder than ever. As long as it is a stumbling block on his way forward, he will smash it one by one! Such a understanding made these people feel a little cold from the bottom of their hearts, but they didn't know what to say.

At this time, Xu Jinghong turned his eyes to the forbidden army who were injured and could not leave at all. Being swept by his eyes, these forbidden soldiers, who had already scared their courage, trembled all over, and some people couldn't help asking for mercy: "Xu Dusi... We are just sent here, and we really don't have the courage to be your enemy..."

"I tied them all up and locked them in the dungeon." Xu Jinghong suppressed the murder and ordered, "When I achieve success, I will use their heads to pay tribute to the spirit of the old bear and other dead brothers in heaven!"

"Yes!" With a crash, the soldiers surrounded and escorted the forbidden troops who were almost paralyzed on the ground. Then they took their eyes to Huang Yue's body, which was already incomplete on the ground, waiting for Xu Jinghong's next order.

"Set up a mourning hall in the second hall and put these in front of the remains of the brothers for sacrifice!" After calming down, Xu Jinghong no longer planned for Xiong Geng alone, including about a dozen other brothers killed by Huang Yue. In this way, it also won the favor of others. Everyone thinks that it is the most correct way to follow Xu Jinghong, because only he can treat his low-class soldiers as brothers.

After standing up the mourning hall of Xiong Geng and others, Xu Jinghong's mood finally calmed down and regained his previous calm. He looked at Sun Zaiyuan beside him and then saluted him respectfully and deeply: "Thank you, Mr. Sun, for waking me up in time, so that he didn't let me do anything to regret at that time. Finally, I didn't live up to the old bear's life.

"It is also gratifying that the lord can get out of anger and sadness so quickly. However, Xiong's death is still valuable, and if you want to make his sacrifice more valuable, you need to take the opportunity to act quickly!" Sun Zayuan looked at Xu Jinghong and put forward his own opinions on the next step.

"Do you mean to attack Zhao Zhe?" Now Xu Jinghong has completely turned a blind eye to anyone, whether the other party is an ordinary person or the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

"Yes. Isn't there someone in the palace? Now that Huang Yue is dead, isn't it easy to get rid of him?

"I don't think it's time yet." Unexpectedly, Xu Jinghong had his own other opinion at this time: "It is true that it is not difficult to get rid of Zhao Zhe now, but in addition to him, how can we hold enough power? Even if he can really push Zhao cong to that position, he has no power and is not enough to fight with the resurgence of the family.

"What does the lord mean?" Sun Zayuan did not think of this level, so it was easy to be persuaded by Xu Jinghong.

"So before that, we must get a strong help. In this way, we can gain enough power when the new emperor ascends the throne!"

"What the lord wants to attract is..." Sun Zaiyuan quickly guessed Xu Jinghong's goal.

"I'm going to see Lv Zhonghe now. He has been standing in the court for so many years in the middle way, and it's time to make a real choice." After Xu Jinghong smiled, he strode out.

Above the Lu family's guest hall, Lv Shaoqun was accompanying Xu Jinghong to talk about the changes in the capital now. Xu Jinghong was not in a hurry and said these painful words to the other party. After nearly half an hour, Lv Shaoqun finally couldn't help asking, "I don't know what happened when Xu Dusi suddenly visited and said that he wanted to see his father."

"It's not a big deal, but I still hope to talk to Lv in person, so..." Xu Jinghong smiled apologetically: "Brother Lu, please go in and have a look again. Lv Xiang may have woken up from a nap, right?"

"This... Brother Xu, please wait a moment and allow me to have a look again." Lu Shaoqun smiled bitterly and had to get up again and go back. Today, he ran from the guest hall to the back hall three times, but in fact, he knew that his father had not slept.

Lv Zhonghe was looking at a historical record in his hand in the afternoon sun. Seeing his son coming again, he asked, "Why did he finally say his intention, or did he finally can't help leaving?"

"No, he won't say anything. He must speak out in front of his father. And looking at his appearance doesn't seem to be very urgent..." Lv Shaoqun said with a wry smile, "The child can only take the opportunity to ask his father."

"His patience is really good, but it makes me look down on him." Lv Zhonghe nodded with a smile: "But from this point of view, it's a big deal that he came to see me today. If I meet him like this, I'm afraid it will trap us... Well, you can test his style again, and I'll see what's going on inside.

Lv Shaoqun came out again with an apologetic expression: "Let Xu Dusi wait for a long time. My father has always taken a nap, so I still couldn't wait for him to wake up. If Xu Dusi can, please tell me the intention of this time. I am the son of Lv Xiang, and I will definitely not reveal the matter.

Xu Jinghong picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the best Pu'er, and then smiled: "Since Lv Xiang can't avoid meeting, I won't force it. Please also ask Mr. Lv to sue Xiang. Originally, I intended to talk to Lv about my future in the Song Dynasty. Since he refused to see me, I had no choice but to give up. Unfortunately, Lv Xiang has been together for decades, and I'm afraid it will end up bleakly!" After saying this last sentence, he got up quickly and wanted to leave.

"Oh, Brother Xu..." Lu Shaoqun hurriedly wanted to keep it, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, at the screen leading to the back house, there was a warm greeting: "What, as soon as I come, will Xu Dusi leave?" With this sound, Lv Zhonghe quickly came out.

Xu Jinghong's face seemed to smile: "It turns out that Lv Xiang has woken up, so he naturally dare not leave now."

After Lv Zhonghe sat down, he asked in a strange tone, "After listening to Xu Dusi's words just now, it seemed that there was something in his words. But I don't know what can be pulled to the height of my Song Dynasty in the future and make me miserable?

It was because he had heard that Lv Zhonghe appeared on the screen that Xu Jinghong finally said that. Now when he saw the other party asking, he was naturally pregnant and said with a smile, "Of course it's a big deal for the successor to the throne."

"The successor to the throne..." Lv Zhonghe was stunned and then said, "Xu Dusi's words have made a big taboo. I'm afraid it's not the time for my ministers to consider these, right? What's more, even if there is such a thing, if there is a prince in my court, you can't allow me to worry about this successor, right?

Hearing his words, Xu Jinghong couldn't help smiling: "I'm afraid that Lu is much clearer than me. How could he say such an unhearty word? As for the prince? Since ancient times, how many people have taken this position instead of the prince in the battle for the throne? What's more, as far as I know, Lv Xiang can't see anything about his attitude towards the prince. But I don't know if you are right with such an attitude. When the prince sits on the throne, will he get in love with your kings and ministers regardless of the past?

Lv Zhonghe knew that Xu Jinghong meant that some days ago, the prince and King Yong each won him and were politely rejected by him. Now that I think about it, it's true. Once one of the princes and King Yong sits in that position, I'm afraid that the end of myself and the Lu family will not be very good.

But after all, Lv Zhonghe is a very deep man in the city. Even if he understands the benefits, he still doesn't show any sound, but smiles and said, "As a minister, it's okay to be loyal to the Lord. As for your majesty will treat me like this, I can't make the decision." As he spoke, he turned around and moved to Xu Jinghong: "It's Xu Dusi, you don't have any expression between the prince and King Yong. Aren't you afraid that you will have a bad ending at that time?"

"Of course I'm afraid, so I came to see Lu Xiang." Xu Jinghong smiled and said, "And Lv Xiang must be able to guess my choice."

"King Jing..." Lv Zhonghe smiled and said, "He and I don't have any friendship with the Lv family. I'm afraid that even if he sits in that position, he won't..."

"Lv Xiang is wrong. If you are the king of Jing, he will be rewarded well. You know, most of the ministers in the court now stand on the side of the prince and King Yong, but no one pays attention to King Jing. In this way, once a powerful person like Lv Xiang chooses to stand on his side, whether for his own future or to repay your help, King Jing will treat you and the Lv family as a national scholar. So, why can't Lv Xiang choose him?

"I didn't expect that Xu Dusi suddenly came to see Benxiang today but just came to be a lobbyist, which is really hard to believe." Lu Zhong and didn't say anything, and suddenly changed the topic.

But Xu Jinghong knew that 50% of him had promised himself, so he smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do. Who said that I had nothing to do with the prince and King Yong at the beginning?"

"But there is one more thing I can't understand." Lu Zhonghe knocked on the table and said in disbelief, "How can you be sure that Your Majesty doesn't have much time?"

"I can't tell Lu Xiang about this. However, I can reveal that the emperor's life should not be long. Maybe something big will happen in the palace in these two days!" With that, Xu Jinghong stood up and left Lv's house.

Lv Zhonghe looked at his back in a daze, and there was a surge in his heart. ** When Xu Jinghong talked about the emperor, he felt the murderous spirit emanating from him. What does this symbolize? When guessing a terrible idea, the old prime minister, who had experienced many things, couldn't help shivering.

"Father..." Lv Shaoqun, who came back, found that his father's face was very ugly, so he shouted uneasily. Only then did Lv Zhonghe recover a little, and then muttered, "This Xu Jinghong is too bold. He actually came up with such an idea, but from his appearance, he seems to be very sure of this. But why on earth is he so sure?

Lv Shaoqun saw that his father was struggling with a big event and dared not disturb him any more. But there was also a deep worry on his face. He instinctively felt that this time the matter would be so huge that it would change everything now!

After leaving the Lv family, Xu Jinghong did not return to the country, but took a horse to the place where he had never wanted to go back - the Xu family. But he knew that if he wanted to master more power this time, he must talk to the Xu family and pull them to his side.

So three years after being escorted out of here into the Gyeonggi Province, Xu Jinghong returned to this familiar and strange place for the first time!

When they heard about Xu Jinghong's sudden visit, everyone in the Xu family was stunned. Although there have been no conflicts between the two sides recently, they have not had much contact with each other. And he will come at this time, which shows that his intention is not simple.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Wanyou. As Xu Zhengnian became weaker and weaker, the prestige of the head of the Xu family also increased. Now, it's up to him to see Xu Jinghong.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Wanyou still nodded and said, "He is also an important minister of the imperial court, and it is appropriate to visit him. Open the middle door and accept guests. And..." He looked left and right: "Go to the back to see how the old marquis is in good health. If possible, please invite him to come to the guest hall." He felt that with Xu Zhengnian's side, Xu Jinghong's attitude towards the Xu family should be better.

Looking at the door of Xu's house that slowly opened, Xu Jinghong's heart was full of mixed feelings. He didn't expect that he, a domestic slave who could only enter and exit through the side door and could not even pass through the side door, be so openly from the middle door** Xu family today! This made him suddenly refreshed, looked at the sky, and then went in. In his heart, in the sky, his mother is still looking at herself...