"From the analysis of the known intelligence, at least a few conclusions can be drawn."
Wu Yidao said: "First, these people feel that they have the ability to kill the lord with all their strength, but the cost is too high, so they dare not try. They can only force the lord to disperse the people around them, and in the end An effective method is of course to besiege the lord's family."
He stretched out his second finger: "Second, this is a paradox. If they want to disperse the people around the lord, they must invest a huge amount of power in the lord's family. So even if the lord disperses the people around him, it will be impossible You can still handle it.”
Chen Xiaoru said: "So there is only one conclusion...that is, the offensive against the lord's family is all bluff?"
"False and real, this initiative is in the hands of the other party."
Wu Yidao said helplessly: "Although we have guessed this, we still have to guard against it. Because they have two choices. If the strength of the guards around the lord's family is low, then they will succeed. If the guards around the lord's family With high strength, they will still succeed."
Chen Xiaoru frowned, it was indeed the case.
"Then the lord will preside over the court affairs in Changchun Garden from now on. If he is not separated from his family, they will not find a chance to attack."
Chen Xiaoru said.
"impossible."
Wu Yiyi shook his head: "My lord has a lot of things to do, it's impossible to stay in the Changchun Garden because of this worry. It's also impossible to bring all the family members with me all the time because of this matter. Moreover, there is a chance They must grasp it. At that time, the lord and his family must be separated."
Chen Xiaoru suddenly reacted: "Great court meeting!"
Wu Yidao nodded: "Everyone knows that after a while, the lord will hold a grand court meeting to distribute the generals of the Black Banner Army. At this time, the lord must be in the Tai Chi Hall, because there are many things that the lord must personally do. And On such an occasion, it is obviously not possible to bring family members with you. If I were those people, I would choose to strike at this time."
After thinking carefully for a while, Chen Xiaoru said: "That's right, this occasion is the most suitable. Regardless of whether they succeed in assassinating the lord on this occasion, it will cause chaos. At that time, Cui Zhongzhen will use this as an excuse to lead troops to seal the city, and then take advantage of the chaos. Control the courtiers..."
Fang Jie listened quietly to their discussion without interrupting.
Wei Xiting, who has just been in Beijing for about a month, really did not expect that things have reached such a difficult point, and it is not only difficult, but also very dangerous. It seems that the world is going to be peaceful, who knows there are so many enemies that are hard to detect? These enemies were obviously waiting for the moment when the world would be peaceful, and they would be able to take away the land that Fang Jie and the Black Banner Army had fought so hard for.
It has to be said that this is a group of guys with great strength and extremely vicious behavior.
Wei Xiting's background is not very good, so it is hard for him to imagine that such a group of people exists in this world. He thought Tonggu Academy was already very capable, but now he realized that Tonggu Academy's style of doing things was much naive compared to these people.
These people have one thing in common with the people in Tonggu Academy, and that is control. The difference is that Tongu Academy has always pursued the control of the royal family. This kind of control seems to be very stable, but it is very contradictory, and it will collapse if there is a problem. For example, in the Sui Dynasty, because of the existence of Wan Xingchen, Tonggu Academy could no longer control the Yang family.
And these people control the middle and lower classes.
More immediate middle and lower levels.
"I think..."
After thinking carefully for a while, Wei Xiting said: "The purpose of these people is to seize the country that the lord has conquered. This should be the principle of doing things they have always followed, that is, not directly participating in the war, but grabbing the victory after the war .Since their interest groups have existed for a long time, they have formed a routine for doing these things. Now that there is a routine, there are traces to follow."
"Now the strength of the Xiaoqi School is already very strong. In such a confrontation, the strength of the Xiaoqi School lies in its size and number of people, but they cannot compete with those super strong. In other words, the role of the Xiaoqi School is now invisible to the enemy. It was resolved. No matter how powerful Xiao Riding School is, it can't get in at all. But what I said just now, since there is already a routine, there must be traces to follow... Xiao Riding School can't play a role in direct confrontation, you can go after these traces. "
"Speak carefully."
Fang Jie looked at him and said.
Wei Xiting nodded and continued: "For example, if you want to control the Household Department, you don't need to control the Household Department Shangshu, but the lower officials who hold real power, such as Yuanwailang. Then, once they want to steal the country, their subordinates must It's clear where the controls are."
"The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War."
Wei Xiting said: "Aside from other things, those people in these three places must have a lot of cronies. I speculate based on their success. If they succeed, how will they stabilize the soldiers of the Black Banner Army? First, they need a scapegoat... The scapegoat must be high enough to convince the officers and men of the Black Banner Army. I suspect that this person...is Dugu Wenxiu."
"Secondly, if they want to appease the soldiers of the Black Banner Army, they must come out from an authoritative side. For example, the Ministry of War will immediately come forward and announce some appointments. They will assign some official positions to the generals of the Black Banner Army on the grounds of revenge and investigation of the enemy. Come, the generals of the Black Banner Army can temporarily settle down. And before that, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War must be eliminated... Now there are a few people who can judge that the Shangshu of the Ministry of War must be eliminated. People, only these people are easy to attack."
"Then, once the Minister of the Ministry of War is dead, he must immediately appease the soldiers of the Black Banner Army. At this time, a new minister of the Ministry of War is naturally needed to do things. Who is the most suitable? Naturally, the Minister of the Ministry of War, because the Minister of the Ministry of War is justified. So... the Minister of the Ministry of War The people around you, and the Minister of the Ministry of War... nine out of ten are the enemy's people."
The change of thought is too fast, which shows that Wei Xiting's mind is too agile.
Fang Jie nodded: "It makes sense."
Wei Xiting continued: "Then the power of Xiaoqi School can be brought into play. No matter how powerful these people have mastered, it is impossible to arrange masters around these pawns, right? If they have such strength, they will start fighting directly. So It's not difficult to catch these people. Xiaoqi School can suddenly attack at a certain time and take down these people at the same time, then the arrangement of those people will be completely messed up."
Wei Xiting smiled: "The way they go is always to control the middle and lower levels, so let's start directly from the middle and lower levels and catch them by surprise."
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It has to be said that Wei Xiting is extremely smart.
He didn't understand the current situation. Fang Jie thought this person was a little frivolous at first, so he was put on Yunnan Road. In the past three years, he has managed Yunnan Road in an orderly manner. The cooperation with Chen Dingnan, one civil and one military, not only cleaned up the chaos in Nanyan, but even tidied up the He people.
Originally, Fang Jie had high hopes for Wei Xiting, so he called Wei Xiting back at this critical moment.
"It's a direction."
Fang Jie looked at Chen Xiaoru and said: "Just follow Wei Xiting's method. According to this direction, at least a large number of people can be identified. These people are all waiting to do things at that critical moment. At that critical moment, let these people Can't do anything."
"Here."
Chen Xiaoru leaned over and agreed.
"I feel that since the opponent this time is so vicious and cunning, he can't leave troubles behind..."
Wei Xiting and Fang Xie finished their orders and continued: "My lord, do things with benevolence and righteousness. But you can't be kind to these people. Before I went to Yunnan Road to do things, I said to the lord that there is really no other way to deal with these people. My lord is right. They are better, and they feel that the lord is afraid of their influence. The fact that Chen has been able to stabilize the situation in Yunnan Dao in the past few years is nothing more than a killing... They are indeed domineering, which is what they have been used to for hundreds of thousands of years of."
"There's no awe in them."
Wei Xiting's voice was very soft but his tone was particularly strong: "I remember that a person who started a war once said something... Someone asked him, since you want a peaceful world so much, why do you continue to start wars?" He replied Said, if I talk to those hostile people for peaceful purposes, they will not care about me at all. Because they think that they are the center of the world. But if you hurt him, let him think of launching If they are afraid of war, they will not dare to launch a war casually."
"I think these people just don't know what to be afraid of. For thousands of years, they have been secretly controlling the succession of dynasties and the world. They have played with everyone in the palm of their hands, so they are not afraid. They have also forgotten what pain is." Feeling... I beg my lord..."
Wei Xiting lifted his robe and fell to his knees: "Be a tyrant."
As soon as these five words were uttered, the sky was shocked!
Everyone in the room was stunned, and no one thought that Wei Xiting's words could extend to this point. Chen Xiaoru and the others looked so stiff, at a loss. Only after Wu Yidao's expression changed, he subconsciously looked at Fang Jie, as if Wei Xiting's words touched some of his memories.
Indeed some memories.
On the way back from Dongjiang, Wu Yiyi had a long talk with Fang Xie more than once. He once explained to the other party that if he did that, it would be a disaster, a disaster like a war broke out, and many people would die in such a turmoil. And once this kind of turmoil is launched, I am afraid that no one can control it except Fang Xie. Even Fang Jie couldn't control it.
Wei Xiting's words seemed to fit with Wu Yitong's worries.
"If that's the case, don't say it again."
Fang Jie didn't seem to want to get entangled in this topic, so he waved his hand and stopped.
"Chen..."
Wei Xiting opened his mouth, but finally endured it.
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"You are too smart. You were the one who carried out the most thorough implementation when the lord went south. Some people said that you were flattering and flattering. But the lord said that you are a visionary. You can see farther. Not long ago, the lord said that compared with Dugu Wenxiu... Dugu Wenxiu can see the future for three years, at most five years. But you, you can see the future for at least ten years."
Wu Yidao and Wei Xiting walked side by side, and said slowly as they walked: "The lord knows that you are not flattering, but really saw the benefits of doing that. That's why you carried it out thoroughly, but the lord didn't reuse you immediately, It was not until Nan Yan was wiped out that your position was raised, and you were held there for three years. Why?"
he asks.
Wei Xiting smiled wryly: "Sometimes I am also troubled... This temper is too impatient."
"Yeah, you're in a hurry."
Wu Yidao patted him on the shoulder: "Believe me, if your temper can sink...it will be of great benefit to you."