Chu Jingxing's rage flashed across his brows, and soon he put on a gentle expression. He smiled at the young man and sat down again, saying leisurely, "You are quite accurate in feeling people."
He paused, then called out his name with some mockery: "Xiao Mingyu, you are so close to me. If the people in the Xiao family's eldest house knew about this, would they kick you out of the family?"
"That's hard to say." Xiao Mingyu's eyes were bright, and he turned around to look at him without joking. He relaxed his frown and finally put down the book he had been holding. "My uncle was scared by the prince. The prince told him directly that if he helps you again in the future, he can't expect to get support from him. After saying this, what do you think the Xiao family will have an attitude towards?"
He chuckled and said, "Come to think of it, you really have to thank me. If it weren't for me, you would have really lost your hands and feet. How can you still want to do so many things now and control Xue Changshi and the others?"
This was the truth. Chu Jingxing was more patient with him than with his own brother. He was not angry at all. He just crossed his legs, showing a casual side that he never showed in front of others. He hummed, "Yes, you are right. You are the teacher's favorite student. The teacher said you are a young genius, which is a rare comment. You passed the exam at the age of eleven and failed at the age of fourteen. At that time, the teacher had someone lower your rank so that you would fail the exam. This was to give you more experience. You can imagine how much the teacher values you."
The main reason why Prime Minister Xia married into the Xiao family was because the Xiao family produced such a genius.
After all, you can tell at first sight that this person is extraordinary.
It took Chu Jingxing a lot of effort to make friends with him back then.
Xiao Mingyu drank a cup of tea and shook his head at him leisurely: "Every time you praise me like this, something has happened. So, what is it this time?"
Chu Jingxing didn't waste any words. He picked up the cup and clinked it with him, raised the cup and drank it all. Then he raised his head and said straight to the point: "It's time to start. You need to use your connections."
Xiao Mingyu hummed, not at all surprised, and just asked him: "When?"
"Just these few days." Chu Jingxing turned the cup in his hand, his eyes still on the cup. After a moment, he said, "Why don't you write this memorial yourself?"
He smiled and said, "You must write carefully. Those civil servants are the easiest to be instigated and the easiest to report things based on rumors. Once you write well, there will naturally be countless people who will follow you. At that time, the emperor will have to make a choice."
Xiao Mingyu was not embarrassed. He thought for a moment and agreed: "How do I tell the teacher?"
"After so many years, you should know that the one above is not suitable to be the emperor." Chu Jingxing's eyes did not change, and his attitude remained indifferent: "He knows very well that no matter who becomes the emperor, his position as the prime minister will not change. But if the one above is driven out, and he doesn't have time to express his position in advance, what should he do?"
He was a smart man and would not allow himself to find himself in that situation.
So even if I can't help, I can definitely turn a blind eye.
Besides, how could Xia Song not know that Emperor Longqing was in poor health and his children were too young? Moreover, the two palaces were fighting endlessly, and Emperor Longqing was still wavering between the two palaces and was unwilling to decide on the crown prince as soon as possible.
If they could urge Emperor Longqing to make up his mind sooner, Xia Song might even add fuel to the fire.
Xiao Mingyu did not delay. That night, together with several advisers of the Xiao family, he placed the written memorial in front of Chu Jingxing: "Take a look at how it is written. If it is okay, then send it up like this."
Chu Jingxing opened his hands and took a look at the memorial. He saw the appearance of this memorial that would definitely cause a huge storm. The more he looked at it, the more his brows furrowed. Finally, they gradually relaxed. He reached out and slapped the table heavily: "Great!"
He carefully folded the memorial and thought for a moment before saying, "What about the candidate? Have you chosen the candidate to submit?"
He paused, and without waiting for Xiao Mingyu and the others to speak, he said directly: "Why not let Feng Yuan write it?"
Almost all members of the Feng family had died, but there were still a few members of the side branches, and Emperor Longqing treated them with great leniency.
Moreover, their identities are naturally special. If they were to write the memorial, the weight of it would be different.
Even if it angered Emperor Longqing, it would be a good thing, at least the influence would be greater.
But Xiao Mingyu shook his head and refused without thinking, saying calmly: "No, there is no need to use this as a gimmick. Since it is a serious matter, it must be done seriously. Let ** do it."
**
Chu Jingxing thought about it and then remembered what kind of person this ** was.
** was a notoriously stubborn person. Back then, he submitted 17 memorials to the emperor in a row to seek justice for the Ming family.
And he was a special case. Others who spoke for the Ming family were more or less affected. There were old ministers who were scolded, and there were also young court officials who were implicated.
But only ** was not affected at all. After being beaten with a stick, he continued to serve as an official. Although Emperor Longqing did not promote him, he did not treat him badly either.
So ** is a notorious troublemaker.
Later, after he was transferred to the Censorate, he became even more motivated and corrected many unjust, false and wrong cases. No matter how high the official was, he dared to investigate and overturn the case.
The left and right censors of the Censorate both gave him three points.
At this time, when Xiao Mingyu mentioned this person, Chu Jingxing was a little surprised, but then he couldn't help but say hello in his heart.
This person is really well chosen.
Everyone in the world knows that ** is fair and impartial.
It is really wonderful to have him unveil the curtain of this discussion on the succession.
If he were to do it, no one would dare to say that he was doing it out of selfish motives. Even Emperor Longqing would not do anything to him all of a sudden, thinking that he had ulterior motives.
This is the advantage of having a memorial archway already erected.
But now there is a problem...
He raised the cup and asked him, "The candidate is indeed a very good one, but is there any way to make him willingly deliver this memorial for us?"
"How can there be no solution?" Xiao Mingyu said as a matter of course: "He is a loyal and upright minister!"
Chu Jingxing immediately understood what he meant and couldn't help laughing: "That's right, a loyal minister should naturally share the worries of the emperor. The position of the crown prince is uncertain, and the two palaces are fighting endlessly. This is very bad for the country!"
You need to use different methods to deal with different people. Why must you use coercion or inducement to get things done