The time sequence entered March, and the news of the great victory came from the front line. Many people who stayed in Luohe Prefecture with the same idea as Young Jin were greatly relieved. This one was considered a win.
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The sage, who had gray hair and a stooped figure, looked at the hurried news of the 800-mile victory, only to feel that the stagnation that had been in his heart for a long time vanished in an instant, and even his back, which had bent a lot, straightened a little: " Good! Liu Aiqing lived up to the widow's entrustment and passed on the widow's will, and made General Liu a brave general.
"Sacred Lord Shengming!" Under the dragon chair, all the officials knelt down in unison, long live the mountain. No matter what, Luohe Prefecture was saved, and Northern Xinjiang was also saved, which is a good thing.
"Good! Good! Good!" Sheng Shang laughed a few times. It was rare that today did not end the great court meeting with a heavy atmosphere, and all the officials in the courtroom were all happy, repulsing Bei Di, Dafeng's biggest foreign aggressor. It's finally resolved, the moodiness of the saint should be changed, and they can finally sleep peacefully.
However, there are also many smiles on the face, and I don't know how many villains have been broken. Back then, when the war in northern Xinjiang was stalemate, and no one in the court dared to take command, they pushed Liu Wei down this road. They wanted to get rid of this unsightly old man.
Who would have known that Liu Wei, an old man, had such a big life, even if he didn't die, he still defeated Bei Di? The group of courtiers with different minds quietly glanced at the back of the four-clawed silver dragon who was standing in the front row, and their hearts were even tighter, fearing that the master would be furious today.
The news of General Liu Wei's defeat of Bei Di quickly spread throughout the capital, and while the whole world celebrated, a rumor quietly spread throughout the capital along with the news of the defeat of Bei Di.
"Have you heard? This time, General Liu Wei, who led the brave army and defeated Bei Di, was in charge of the battle under General Han. He is indeed General Han's favorite general!" I don't know where the news came from. The capital knew that the current heroic general was the love general of General Han, who defeated Bei Di and recovered more than a dozen cities in northern Xinjiang.
Some people even revealed the old stories of the hundreds of members of General Han's family who were implicated in the past. For a while, there was a lot of uproar in the capital. I don't know who is real and who is fake, and who is hiding evil intentions.
"Now the people in the capital all believe that the great defeat of Bei Di is the credit of the brave general, but no one mentions the genius of the saint." In the Shang study room, a thin-faced literati wearing a fourth-grade civil official uniform was full of resentment: "Your Majesty, the lessons of the Han Guanghong case are still vivid in my mind! Is it possible that the Holy One will condone another Han Guanghong?" He knew where the thorn in the Holy One's heart was, and he stabbed it again with great force.
"Presumptuous!" The book smashed directly to the foot of the civil servant, and the man standing straightly knelt down, but he still insisted on his obsession as a loyal minister: "Your Majesty, please don't get angry, it's not that the minister is framed. The brave general, the saint can remember that in those days, General Liu Wei was the left forward under Han Guanghong, and he had a relationship with Han Guanghong for more than ten years. There are 300,000 troops in Xinjiang!"
After saying that, he kowtowed until his forehead was red and swollen, and the old man in the white-haired dragon robe sitting on the dragon chair said solemnly: "It's done, Chen Aiqing is flat." Listening to him repeating the case of Han Guanghong's conspiracy back then, Sheng Shang was originally because of Liu Wei's face, which had become much calmer after a great victory, once again became heavy and arrogant.
He waved his hand to let him back off, and the sage sat in the study room without speaking for a long time. He closed his eyes and recalled what happened in the past. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes contained resentment, unease, and determination.
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In a very secluded mansion outside the capital, a young man who looks three-points similar to the saint sat in the first place. After listening to Mr. Chen, who had changed into dark casual clothes, one by one, he reported what happened in the Shang study tonight. Head: "My father has always been the most suspicious. Back then, the incident with Han Guanghong caused my father to have a heart attack. Now that Lord Chen is a little bit more serious, it is natural for my father to have doubts. We are in the army. The hidden stakes in the corps can also start activities."
"Xiaguan understands." Lord Chen's mean-looking face now had a faint smile on his face, and said: "As long as Liu Wei is removed, the 300,000 troops in the northern border can be returned to His Royal Highness. "The seeds of doubt have already been planted, and they will grow rapidly. As long as the firewood is added at the right time, His Royal Highness will take a big step forward to the position of the supreme.
"It's just a pity for talents like Han Guanghong and Liu Wei." The first young man sighed lightly, a tone of pity for talent, but the chill in his eyes never dissipated.
The relationship between Liu Wei and Han Guanghong in those days is now publicized to the point that no one in the capital knows about it, no one knows it, and there are many people in the court who make a big fuss about it. The civil servants and military generals who had been arguing at the great court meeting were eager to peel off each other's skins. At this time, the Xiao family in the capital also discovered that Xiao Linyu, who was inappropriate, was secretly talking with Xiao Hairu in the study.
"My son remembered that my grandfather had a good relationship with General Han back then. When the Han family had an accident, was my Xiao family involved?" Xiao Linyu expressed her admiration for Mr. Xiao's vast and complicated circle of friends and was a little uneasy. He thinks too much.
Xiao Hairu sat in the first place, picked up a cup of ginseng tea with a dense aroma, glanced at the eldest son who had become more taciturn than before, and said, "It's all in the past, what are you asking about this?" The Han family matters taboo Mo Shen's appearance.
Back then, the crime of the Han family was a major crime of conspiracy against the nine clans. It only happened four years ago, and now that someone has revealed the matter of the Han family back then, it's no wonder Xiao Hairu's unwillingness to mention it.
Xiao Linyu looked at his father's expression, and his heart "squeaked", but he still looked at his father with a serious and respectful expression, and said, "Father, it's not that you are too busy, it's only now that General Liu Wei has defeated Bei Di, so he Someone found out that he was the striker of General Han back then. If the old incident repeats itself, our Xiao family also had contacts with the Han family..."
The Xiao family has Second Master Xiao serving as an official in the dynasty. Naturally, the father and son of the Xiao family have heard a little about the current sage's temperament. Moreover, the case of General Han's rebellion was only five years ago. I don't know, when he heard the eldest son say this, he suddenly felt a coldness coming from behind him, his hair stood on end, he coughed dryly and said, "Let's discuss it after your second uncle comes back."
Facts have proved that Xiao Linyu didn't worry too much.
When Second Master Xiao came back from court, the father and son of the Xiao family and Second Master Xiao screened all the servants and talked in secret for two hours before clarifying the past and making a detailed description of several possible changes in the current situation. , and even the Xiao family's retreat was discussed.
"The future generations are terrifying! Linyu is more knowledgeable now!" Xiao Erye's satisfied eyes fell on Xiao Linyu, and he said with emotion: "If Linyu did not want to inherit the family business, if Linyu was in politics, he would definitely do something!" Although Xiao Linyu is young , but he can be said to be bold, careful, and insightful about the direction and speculation of current affairs. Just thinking about Linyu's words just now, Second Master Xiao couldn't help but feel a little bit of emotion in his heart.
How can a parent ever hear someone compliment their child's unhappiness? Especially when he praised his carefully trained successor, he was even happier. Xiao Hairu stroked his beard, with a faint smile on his face, but still said modestly: "Lin Yu is still young, how can she stand such praise from the second brother?"
He turned to look at Xiao Linyu again, and said, "Since you have a plan in your mind, start preparing. It's just that this matter needs to come quietly. If there is a big battle, I'm afraid our Xiao family will really be defeated." Thinking of the lineage of the Xiao family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, if he is here, he will all fall into disrepair, and may even bear the eternal infamy of rebellion. In the future, when he goes underground, he will really be shameless to see the ancestors. !
Although the Xiao family is not comparable to those noble and literati families, it is also a family that has lasted for hundreds of years.
In Xiao Linyu's study, a young man and a middle-aged man were secretly doing business inside, and the young man's clear and smooth voice sounded faintly: "Uncle Wen must remember to hide his whereabouts when heading to Xijing this time. In addition, all the purchased houses and fields cannot be used for Xiao Linyu. Come forward in the name of the family." Xiao Linyu's behavior is quite a bit of a precaution, if the sage does not mean to blame, then it is just to buy property for his own family, but if the sage finds out the old accounts of the year, he knows that in the case of General Han, his family The old man also intervened, and this industry was the last hope for his Xiao family to make a comeback.
Xiao Wen is the best person selected by Xiao Linyu to participate in this matter: Xiao Wen sold himself to the Xiao family in his grandfather's generation, and Xiao Wen himself grew up with Mr. Xiao, and went to the South with Mr. Xiao back then. When he was doing business in Xinjiang, he encountered bandits blocking the road and robbing him. If Mr. Xiao hadn't blocked his sword for him, I'm afraid that Xiao Wen would have broken the southern border long ago. Before Mr. Xiao passed away, he arranged for him to be by his side again. Xiao Wen has been in the Xiao family for so many years, and he has been hands-on with everything. Therefore, when this matter came out, Xiao Linyu's first choice was Xiao Wen.
"In a few days, I will arrange for Uncle Wen to go to the south. You will encounter wind and waves when you go to sea and unfortunately die." Xiao Linyu paused, looked at Xiao Wen, and then said, "Someone will pick you up at that time. If I go to you, you may need to change your identity and go to Xijing to buy property as a Baiyue businessman. As for your family, I will arrange for them to be dragged away from their low status, and then give them a sum of money to let them go back to their original country. Buying the family business." Xiao Wen is the son of the Xiao family. He is nearly forty this year, and he has already started a family. If there is anything he can't let go of, it is really only his old wife and three sons.
Xijing is an important town located between the capital and the western border. Because of the smooth trade with the western countries, it is very prosperous, and the distance from the western border to Xirong is relatively short. Think of the worst situation, if the saint really wants to strangle the Xiao family, The Xiao family can easily hide their traces in Xijing, and they can even flee to Xirong.
After listening to Xiao Linyu's words, Xiao Wen bowed respectfully and said, "The servant understands." Although the eldest young master did not say anything clearly, who is Xiao Wen? He was someone who worked with Mr. Xiao for many years. Naturally, he knew about the friendship between Mr. Xiao and the Han family. Recently, the rumors in the capital are getting louder and louder. The eldest young master's actions are likely to pave the way for his own family!
Three days later, Xiao Wen said goodbye to his family and set foot on the road to the southern border.