Xu Wei is here? Lin Wanrong nodded, not surprised at all. Judging from King Cheng's reaction yesterday, there should have been unusual movements in the capital in the past few days, and Lao Xu probably came here specifically for this matter.
Looking at the graceful figure of the eldest lady going away, he pondered for a while, then strode forward to the front hall with big strides. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Xu Wei walking back and forth in the hall with a sad face and bloodshot eyes. , the teacup on the ground next to it has not moved, it has been cooled for a long time.
"Oh, my little brother Lin, you've come out." Seeing his figure, Xu Wei hurried over and heaved a sigh of relief.
"Morning, Mr. Xu." Lin Wanrong smiled and cupped his fists: "It's such a beautiful spring day, why don't you sleep a little longer, and come here to visit when you have time."
Xu Wei smiled wryly and shook his head: "This old man has a hard life. From yesterday to this morning, he has been discussing matters with the emperor in the palace. He has not closed his eyes until now. How can you be so carefree like you, little brother?" He paused slightly and looked around After a while, seeing no one passing by, he slowly lowered his voice and said, "I don't want to talk too much nonsense. The emperor already knew about your assassination last night, and the emperor also read the assassin's confession. Little brother, you really have the guts to do it like that." You can also ask for the pleadings? Do you know what the consequences will be if the pleadings are revealed?"
"Consequences?" Lin Wanrong smiled slightly: "I only reflect what I see and hear. As for the consequences, it is something that the emperor and Mr. Xu, the pillars of the country, need to consider, not the area under my control."
Listening to him shirk responsibility in a few words, Xu Wei chuckled twice: "Brother Lin is too out of touch, you want to stay out of it now, I'm afraid it's impossible. Li Tai's army is about to leave, and the situation in Beijing is turbulent. Not to mention that you are the son-in-law of the two princesses, and that you are the unique and honorable son-in-law of my Dahua, but even with the hatred towards you from the person behind the scenes, it is absolutely impossible for you to be alone. Let me tell you. The certificate I handed over last night was intended to pour some lamp oil on this blazing fire—"
"Look at what Mr. Xu said, look at my honest and honest appearance, am I the kind of person who is afraid of chaos in the world." Lin Wanrong laughed a few times, very proud.
Honest? I'm afraid this has nothing to do with you, Lin San. Xu Wei and him are also old friends. I know a lot about Lin Wanrong's tricks, and I despise this brat with a thick skin like a wall in my heart, but I put on a kind smile on my face "That's, that's. If the world is in chaos, it will be of no benefit to you or me. It will only harm the common people and let those who are interested take advantage of it." He glanced outside and whispered: "Brother Lin, I came to look for you today because I have one thing to tell you—"
Lin Wanrong nodded, and said calmly, "But it has something to do with the palace?"
Xu Wei was startled, and looked him up and down: "Brother, how do you know? Could it be that if you can pinch it, it counts?"
"I don't know what to say." Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "It was the eldest lady who told me, and I think it was brother Xu who revealed it on purpose. Your trick to confuse the enemy is to lull our own people first."
Xu Wei smiled awkwardly. Seeing that there was no one around, he said: "Brother Lin, something happened in the palace these days—someone is going to murder the emperor!!!"
Murder the emperor? ! Lin Wanrong let out a light sigh, faintly feeling that something was wrong. At this time, Li Tai's army was still in the capital, and the capital was heavily guarded. Who would be so stupid as to murder the emperor at this time? After a few days, when Li Tai's army went north and the capital was empty, that was the time to attack. He seemed to understand a little bit, looked at Xu Wei and smiled mysteriously: "Mr. Xu, who is going to murder the emperor? Is he okay?!"
"A eunuch on duty in the palace took advantage of the emperor's late night reviewing memorials in the imperial study. He actually lit a candle in the study!" Xu Wei snorted, gritted his teeth and said, "Fortunately, God bless my emperor, a palace lady on duty Discovering his conspiracy, he shouted loudly, the palace guards arrived and took down the eunuch on the spot, but half of the imperial study room was burned. Although the emperor was not injured, he was quite frightened. Long Yan was furious, The foreman of the guards and the head of internal affairs were replaced overnight, and several soldiers in the city defense area were also dismissed for investigation—”
Xu Wei's words stopped abruptly at this point, Lin Wanrong let out a sigh, realized something, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu hasn't finished talking yet, has there been a change in the court?"
"Brother is really smart." Xu Wei gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "In the past month, the emperor has unknowingly cleaned up the three pavilions and six departments, and recently appointed a group of assistant ministers and bachelors. In the name of investigating corruption, several academicians from the Minister of Rites and Wenyuan Pavilion were dismissed one after another, and in the homes of these people, a total of embezzled money, jewelry, and bills were found, totaling more than 500,000 taels—”
This is the emperor's action, Lin Wanrong nodded: "Mr. Xu, the court has changed so much in the past few days, why is there no one to intercede and object?"
"Of course there is room for opposition. King Cheng once entered the palace for three consecutive days to intercede for a group of people." Xu Wei smiled, and a stern look flashed in his eyes: "Little brother, you don't have much contact with the court, and you probably don't know much about it." The few people who were dismissed are more or less related to the prince, or his disciples, or were promoted by him, and they are inextricably linked!"
Xu Wei's words are so straightforward, it is obvious that he has seen the emperor's intentions. This plan of cutting off his salary from the bottom of the pot, cutting off his branches and leaves, and breaking his arms, made it clear that he wanted to force King Cheng to do something. The old man has been holding back for many years, and finally he is about to explode.
"Since yesterday, the 50,000 imperial guards guarding the capital have sealed the city gates and are on duty day and night. Before Li Tai's army departs, only entry and no exit are allowed within the capital. In addition, the emperor also came from Shandong, Hebei Send 30,000 troops to take charge of the defense of Gyeonggi—brother, great things can be expected!"
Xu Wei finished speaking in one breath, unable to conceal the excitement in his heart, picked up the cold teacup beside him, gurgled a few sips, drank the tea to the bottom, and wiped the corners of his mouth with unsatisfied interest.
The matter is obvious. Dahua is going to fight the barbarians with all the power of the country. The old emperor will never allow a bomb to be planted in the court. It will be a matter of time to eradicate King Cheng. It's just why he didn't do it so early and chose Li How many days before Thailand's departure? Wouldn't it be worth the loss if it caused a great chaos and led to the enemy
Lin Wanrong frowned, deep in thought, Xu Wei seemed to see through his thoughts, and said with a slight smile: "Brother, to tell you the truth, a few days ago the guards in Gyeonggi were frequently mobilized, and the emperor suddenly announced the investigation of the ink corruption case, not only the old man, All the colleagues in the court were shocked. At the critical moment when Li Tai's army was about to leave, everyone wanted to keep the situation stable. No one could have imagined that the emperor would suddenly rectify the court. Just imagine, if the leader behind the scenes with ulterior motives wanted to do something, he would never I would not choose the day when Li Taishang was in the middle of the capital. Everyone thought this way, but the emperor did the opposite. Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and attacking him, this method, this momentum, is what we, the courtiers, want to do. I don't even dare to think about it."
Xu Wei's analysis makes sense. To be an emperor, one should have these thunderous means. Lin Wanrong nodded, admiring the old emperor's courage and scheming: "Mr. In the capital?"
"That's natural." Xu Wei laughed triumphantly: "The emperor made a sudden move. Everyone was caught off guard, how could he avoid it? Right now, there are people in his house who are closely watching, and not a single fly can fly out."
"Then is there anything unusual about him?"
Xu Wei shook his head: "During the morning court today, he was still talking and laughing with his colleagues, and he couldn't see any abnormality - every villain must have a talent, if people can easily see his thoughts, then he is not the King of Cheng."
There is some truth to this. In the city of Yicheng, it is absolutely impossible to put his thoughts on his face. Seeing Xu Wei's eyebrows beaming, Lin Wanrong said seriously: "Mr. Xu, it is not the time to be happy. King Cheng has worked hard for many years and will never Sitting and waiting to die, there must be a violent storm brewing behind the calm, please tell the emperor, be careful and careful."
"Don't worry, little brother, there is a perfect plan for everything, and now we just wait for the thief to make a move." Xu Wei nodded slowly, and took out a small yellow pocketbook from his arms: "This is a secret letter from the emperor. Your Majesty's instructions, please Brother must do this well, and Miss Xiao will count it as his reward in advance to you. After you read this secret decree, I will destroy it immediately."
Lin Wanrong couldn't help laughing, this old man is really not at a disadvantage, the eldest lady was captured by you, and the benefit you promised me is equivalent to saying nothing. Shaking his head, he took out the secret letter, but it was an ordinary The ground is clean and white, and there is a line of small characters: "A traitor? A brother? Only my father's entrustment, I can't forget, dare not forget, so let me deal with it! Don't let me down."
A few words, neither title nor signature, but it is a hot potato, Lin Wanrong can't push it, let alone pick it up. The old man trusts me, he asked me such a big problem, he sighed, his face was full of tears have no choice.
"Brother, have you finished watching?" Xu Wei asked cautiously.
Lin Wanrong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Brother Xu, to tell you the truth, the emperor has arranged for me an almost impossible task, and I would rather not have read this letter."
"What's the matter with modesty, brother Lin's ability is well known in the world, if it's a simple matter, the emperor can still come to take care of you?" Xu Wei laughed, lit a fire book himself, and burned the letter paper.
After discussing with Xu Wei, as long as King Cheng is trapped in the capital, even if he does not take the initiative to attack, the emperor will definitely have a second hand to drive him to a dead end. Lin Wanrong firmly believes in this with the old man's scheming and the city government. Right now The two sides saw each other, and it is unknown who will make the first move in the end, but one thing is certain, big things will happen in the next few days.
"Brother Lin, what else do you have to explain? The emperor has told you that this time, I will listen to you for everything." Although the atmosphere in the capital is tense and both parties are well aware of it, the emperor has not yet The imperial decree was promulgated to announce to the world that Xu Wei was going to deal with King Cheng, and some of them came from unknown sources.
This is good, if you don't eat mutton, you will get into trouble. Lin Wanrong has no choice but to bite the bullet. Fortunately, he and Cheng Wang and his son are also old enemies, and they were almost assassinated yesterday, so they have to deal with Cheng Wang , and there is no psychological obstacle. After thinking for a while, I said: "I have nothing to say, just follow the emperor's will, and keep a close eye on them. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If he moves, I will die In addition, ask the brothers defending outside the city to push out ten miles, strengthen patrols, and not let a single mosquito out of the city."
Xu Wei responded, he had seen Lin San's resourcefulness and resourcefulness, and he had never seen anyone who was his enemy come to a good end.
"Brother, there is one more personal matter, I don't know whether it should be said or not?" Xu Wei hesitated for a while before opening his mouth, with a look of anticipation on his face.
Lin Wanrong said hehe: "Why is Mr. Xu so polite? You also know that I have always disregarded family and business affairs."
Xu Wei nodded: "Brother, what happened between you and Zhi'er? I met the General in the court today, and he told me that Zhi'er treated you so poorly yesterday, I don't know why. When you were in Shandong , Don’t you get along very well, I heard that—hehe, Hu Bugui told me about it—how did you become like this now?”
This is how it is in a relationship. It's normal to have quarrels and break ups. Lin Wanrong smiled helplessly: "Miss Xu has been having some abnormal mood swings recently, which is unpredictable. I have never understood girls' minds very well. Mr. Xu You know that too."
Hearing his words, Lao Xu almost vomited blood, didn't he understand the girl's mind? It's really thanks to you, Lin San, who said it out loud, which of your wives were not deceived by your sweet words.
"Little brother," Xu Wei sighed, his eyes moist: "Zhi'er's life is ruined by me, a foolish father. I am already old, and I have nothing to pursue. In my lifetime, I just want to see Zhi'er happy Just smile once, and I'm satisfied. Could you please help me?"
Xu Wei's words were sincere, and Lin Wanrong was greatly moved: "Helping others is the foundation of happiness. Even if I sacrifice my appearance, I have no regrets. Mr. Xu, tell me, when will you do it?"
This kid is extremely thick-skinned, Xu Wei sighed, feeling like sending a girl into a tiger's mouth, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Today is Zhi'er's birthday, can you go to see her for me? Don't worry, What congratulatory cakes, rouge and gouache you want to buy, all will be paid by the old man."