Chapter 29 Unexpected Union

In the face of the direct complaints of the Chu family, Xu Jinghong did not even frown, because he knew that what these people said was the truth, and he was indeed one of the culprits who made them fall to this point today. At the same time, he can also be sure that Chu Lianer will not change her attitude towards herself for these words.

Sure enough, after these families became more and more angry and began to curse Xu Jinghong's death, Chu Lianer couldn't help but plead for him urgently: "Fourth uncle, seventh uncle, fourth brother... Jinghong is not what you think. He is very good to me and won't hurt you..."

"Pian'er, you are still too young to understand that people's hearts are sinister." The "fourth uncle" said with a worried face, "He must have something to deliberately treat you well. By the way, the owner has not been caught by the court. He must want to find the whereabouts of the owner through you. In addition, it was this boy who fell in love with your appearance and wanted to dominate you..." At this time, they could no longer care about their identity and said the most direct words.

Chu Lianer still shook her head and didn't believe it: "No, Jinghong treats me sincerely. He has never asked me anything about our Chu family and my father... He has never behaved against me..." After that, her voice was a little lighter. Obviously, as a young girl, she said this is really A little shy.

Xu Jinghong listened and felt relieved and a little strange. Unexpectedly, Chu Lingyi had never been taken down by the court. To be honest, he still has a good impression on this middle-aged man who has helped him several times. Unlike other families, he always has a domineering momentum and looks very peaceful, which is one of the reasons why Xu Jinghong can like him.

"I didn't expect that Chu Lingyi had been exiled for half a year. He had never heard of what he had done, let alone heard that the imperial court was looking for him with great fanfare. This is really strange." Xu Jinghong thought to himself. In fact, he didn't know that when the emperor was in trouble six months ago, Chu Ling also went to Shu to raise food on the entrustment of powerful ministers. And a few days after he left Beijing, the political situation changed dramatically, so it would be impossible for him to go to Shu to raise food. But this also helped him a lot, allowing him to protect himself from falling into the hands of the court like others.

Xu Jinghong still likes to see such a result, so he did not think much about this matter, but turned his attention back to Chu Lian'er. At this time, after Chu Lian'er's many defenses, he said how Xu Jinghong treated himself with all his heart and did nothing unruly about himself. Now after bringing himself to visit the crowd, these people of the Chu family believed her words.

"Can you really be sure that this person will not betray you and lie to you?" "Fourth uncle" asked solemnly, looking straight at Chu Lian'er.

"Hmm! I'm sure he won't lie to me." Chu Lianer said without hesitation, "And I believe that he will definitely help you and won't let anything happen to my family!" When she said this, she turned her eyes to Xu Jinghong behind her and obviously asked him to make a statement.

Xu Jinghong smiled indifferently and nodded, "Yes, don't worry. I, Xu Jinghong, have promised Lian'er that I will protect his family, and I will definitely do it!"

"It's up to you? Want to protect us prisoners who are regarded as thorns by the emperor? This is really too much!" Several people of the Chu family showed contemptuous smiles. Then they said, "But as long as you can treat our pitiful child well, we will be relieved, otherwise we will be killed and become ghosts, and we will not let you go!"

Seeing that these people did not worry about their own fate at this time, they were so concerned about Chu Lian, which moved Xu Jinghong. He exhaled a turbid breath and said, "I will do what Xu Jinghong said. Whether you believe it or not, I will do my best to help you. And I believe that with the current situation, I don't think it's too difficult to protect you!"

"Then we will wait for your good news." Although that's what he said, these people of the Chu family obviously didn't really take his words seriously. Their reaction was in Xu Jinghong's eyes, but it made him sigh in his heart. No wonder the Chu family is the lowest among the seven masters. It turned out that their family's sense of smell in certain things is so dull. They all nodded, but they still didn't notice it at all. Then there is no need to say more. Xu Jinghong just nodded.

After Chu Lian'er and her family talked for a long time and asked them to take good care of themselves. Don't worry, the two said goodbye to the crowd and went back. But as soon as they passed the Chu family's cell and came to the door of the cell in the front row, a hoarse voice sounded: "Xu Dusi, how are you?"

Xu Jinghong looked around and saw a flaming man looking at himself in a prison door. After carefully looking at the other party for a long time, he recognized the identity of this person. It was Situ Ye, the head of the Ye family, who was second only to Lv Zhong in the Song Dynasty.

Seeing that the other party suddenly greeted him, Xu Jinghong also stopped and waved his hand with a smile: "It turned out to be Ye Situ. How have you been recently?" The two whites were like two old friends chatting on the street, but their tone was not that simple.

"The old man is in prison and under the care of Xu Dusi. How can it be better?" In the face of Xu Jinghong's joking greetings, Ye Mingyang's answer seemed a little desolate: "Look at my appearance and listen to my voice. How can I feel when I was a Situ?" With that, there was another sigh.

Xu Jinghong looked at the original court boss strangely and didn't understand why he said this. His current appearance is indeed awkward, and his voice is not as clear as before, but can he get his sympathy by mocking himself like this? Even if he really sympathized with the old man who fell from the sky to the ground, it won't help him. Isn't it too much for him to say so?

Ye Mingyang saw Xu Jinghong's thoughts and smiled: "I'm just stating a fact to Xu Dusi. In this way, when you are put in prison like us, you can adapt to everything here faster!"

"Hmm? What do you mean by that? Xu Jinghong raised his eyebrows and seemed to be attracted by the other party's words.

In the face of Xu Jinghong's forced look, Ye Mingyang was unmoved, but still smiled and said, "Why, aren't the old words not clear enough? What have you done and what you are going to do, and what will happen to you once all this is known by the court? Do you still need to explain it to you one by one?

Xu Jinghong's eyes shrank, and the smile on his face became cold: "Oh? But I don't know what handle I left in Ye Situ's hand? And how can you decide my end?"

"You are a person who is uneasy about the world. When you were in the southwest, you dared to be the enemy of our Ye family, and later you against the Fang family... All this shows that you are rebellious." Ye Mingyang was not in a hurry to make his own explanation, but pulled out the topic first: "So some time ago, you joined hands with Zhao Zhe. Am I right?"

All this can be inferred from what happened before and after the event, so Xu Jinghong was not surprised by his words. At this time, since the other party asked directly, he nodded directly, "Yes, I did help the emperor deal with your family, so what?"

"Actually, you are not helping the emperor, but yourself. Because you want more power and get more benefits, you help the powerless but famous emperor to fight against us!" When Ye Mingyang said this, he stared at Xu Jinghong's eyes tightly, making him unable to lie to himself.

And Xu Jinghong had no intention of lying at all and nodded calmly: "Yes, we did think so at the beginning, so what? Didn't I succeed? Now I'm a senior official in the court, and you have become prisoners!"

"You have succeeded, but this is not what you really want!" Ye Mingyang grinned and said, "I said, you are uneasy about the world. Your ambition is so big that I'm afraid you may not even be able to think of yourself!"

"Joke, I don't know what I want. Do you still know?"

"Yes, after getting along with each other and thinking about it for half a year, I have figured out a lot of things, some of which are about you." Ye Mingyang smiled confidently: "Actually, with your background, if you want to have a certain position in the court, you don't have to fight against us at all. The Xu family still has a lot of power in the court, and Xu Zhengnian valued you very much. As long as you are willing to nod, the Xu family will become your most solid backing. In addition, your own ability is not weak. With the combination of the two, maybe in 30 years, you can replace the Lu family and my Ye family and become the de facto masters of the Song Dynasty!

"What's the result? Instead of taking this seemingly safest road, you have taken such a more dangerous and more dangerous road that is more likely to be devoured. Why is that?

"Because I have an indisable hatred between the Xu family, I can't bow to them. Moreover, even if I return to the door wall of the Xu family, it is impossible for me to sit in the position of the head of the family smoothly.

Although what you said is part of the reason, it is only a very small part. You do hate the Xu family, but not too much, otherwise there will be people from the Xu family who are detained here this time. As for sitting in the position of the head of the Xu family, although it is a little difficult, it is more than ten times simpler than what you are going to do. Not to mention that you are not in any danger at all."

"Then tell me, what exactly do I want and what a big deal to do?" Xu Jinghong felt nervous, and what he thought was completely seen through by such an outsider, which was really difficult for him to accept. But on the surface, he still pretended to be calm, and there was still a sneer on his face.

"What you wanted at the beginning was just a high position in the court and clear a person's name." Ye Mingyang said lightly, "If I guess correctly, this person should have been convicted 30 years ago, and then the whole house was copied, right?" Finally, he asked word by word.

Xu Jinghong's eyes shrank again, and his breathing became a little short, and all this was not hidden from Ye Mingyang's eyes. He laughed: "It seems that my speculation is correct. You are a descendant of the wind and empty, and it is also appropriate to rehabiriate your ancestors. But the fact is very cruel. After Zhao Zhe regained power, although he set all kinds of charges, he did not mean to reinvigorating the wind, so you will have resentment in your heart. Am I right?"

Xu Jinghong was silent, but his action has shown his attitude. Ye Mingyang's certainty is even greater: "Actually, have you thought about it? How did all seven of us get to cover the sky with one hand? Isn't it caused by the emperor's own incompetence? If he hadn't sent the storm that might threaten us to the north, our power would never have developed so fast. As the commander-in-chief of northern Xinjiang, Feng Liekong has a great reputation in the government and the opposition. At that time, we did not fully control the overall situation. How could we kill him so easily?

"If we don't have the emperor's consent and give us ten courage, I'm afraid we won't dare to do such a thing. But in the end, we succeeded, and the emperor acquiesced in the occurrence of this matter. Can you think about it? As for the imperial power that happened later, it was completely suppressed by us, which was just his own stupidity, but the retribution he received!

"Because Zhao Zhe himself was also one of the masterminds in the matter of Feng Liekong, even if he regained his power this time, he did not rehabit him. Because he is ashamed of himself and dares not come to face this matter!"

Xu Jinghong actually thought of these words for a long time, but now that they were analyzed so directly by the parties, he still felt shaken and calmed down after a long time. But his hands have clenched his fist tightly. If the emperor stood in front of him at this time, he would not hesitate to hit his fist in the other party's face.

Ye Mingyang's words continued: "Presumably, you have judged everything I just said by yourself through various signs, right? You must be full of anger now and feel that everything you have done before has been in vain! And this is the root of what you are about to do!

"Of course, you will risk doing such a thing this time and consider one aspect for yourself. I mentioned before that you are ambitious and very big. The reason why you refuse to make peace with the Xu family is that you think it is too slow to take 30 years to achieve all this, and you want to use faster means to achieve your goal.

"It is the first step in your plan to remove our original forces that control the government, and then your goal is to change people, and this person is the emperor who has now mastered the ownership of the Song Dynasty. You want to cause chaos in the Song Dynasty through a series of changes, so as to take the opportunity to seize power with your prestige in the army and finally get the ultimate goal you have been pursuing! Am I right? Do you really think so?" Ye Mingyang said at the end, and his eyes stared at Xu Jinghong for a moment, waiting for his answer.

Xu Jinghong was a little stunned at first. To be honest, a person said all his thoughts buried in his heart, which really shocked him. But after the shock, he quickly regained his composure. He looked back at Ye Mingyang and smiled again: "Your speculation is really well-founded, but what can this represent? Now you are just a prisoner, and your words can't even be spread in this cell, let alone be believed. Therefore, if you want to blackmail me with this, it's simply a delusion!"

"I said all this and didn't mean to blackmail you, because I know that you are not so easily blackmailed today. In other words, I even hold my life in your hands now. What should I blackmail you with? The reason why I say this is just to make a deal with you.

"Transaction?" Xu Jinghong was a little stunned and then said, "Told it."

"If you want to deal with the emperor, you need help from all sides. The army is only part of it. And public opinion is sometimes stronger than the army, and we can help you achieve this.

"You?"

"Yes, although the power of our family in the dynasty was almost dug out by Zhao Zhe, but the influence in the wild is not something that can be dug up." Ye Mingyang said confidently, "So as long as you can cooperate with us, we can help you build momentum before and after the event, making it easier for you to get everything you want."

Xu Jinghong can still understand the power of the family. After all, they are a family of hundreds of years, and they really can't be eliminated if the court wants to. Of course, these potential forces must be used by the head of the family, so those remnants have been thinking of ways to save them for these huge forces.

"Are you afraid that I won't agree, but kill you because you know too much?" Xu Jinghong suddenly asked.

"You can't be so confused and do something that harms others and yourself. And one thing you should also know, in fact, I am not completely unable to communicate with the outside world. So you think that only you heard my analysis is wrong. If anything happens, I'm afraid that your unsompered statement will spread everywhere tomorrow. And you should also be very clear about Zhao Zhe's character. At the beginning, he could help us get rid of the wind and air for a little suspicion, so he could also get rid of you today.

Xu Jinghong moved. He stared at the other party for a long time and then asked, "Then what do you want after the event?"

"It's very simple. We still want to have some power in the government and the opposition. Of course, we won't regard you as Zhao Zhe!"

"Okay, I promise you!" After some thought, Xu Jinghong nodded.

At this moment, the two forces, which were supposed to be hostile, unexpectedly united, which stunned Chu Lianer, who had been listening to their conversation...