Chapter 113:
The Xu residence is not very lively these days.
Xu Xiang was in a very bad mood, and everyone in the house saw it. In the whole family, Xu Xiang has always been the same, and in the whole house, except for the eldest young master who is wild outside and does not come home, no one dares to touch the bad head of Master Xiang.
At the same time, everyone also vaguely knew that the Xu family had recently committed a taboo of the emperor, and even the officials in the court did not dare to walk with the Xu family easily. .
It's not a good thing to think about.
However, everyone's discussion is just a discussion, but they all tacitly stay away from the study.
Because at this time, Xu Xiangzheng and his eldest son Xu Zongwei were discussing matters in the study.
The study was depressing.
"Father, this..." Xu Zongwei said, standing in front of Xu Xiang's desk. "It is said that Jiangnan's arrangement is flawless, and you know that, father. It's just that the boy from Anna ran off and caused so many troubles, so that the fifth prince took hold of the handle..."
Xu Zongwei hurriedly said: "My son asked to reduce Cong'an's food and clothing, and it would not take long to force him back, but..."
"But you just can't control your lady!" Xu Xiang said angrily. "It's dragged on until now, and it will soon cause a catastrophe?"
Xu Zongwei did not dare to talk back.
But he also knew that his father's temper was quite unreasonable. Xu Cong'an is the only male in the next generation of his own family. Who doesn't hold him in the whole family? Ever since he was a child, he felt that this child was too spoiled, but he had a poor body and bones, and even his own father was used to him being tight.
A few months ago, Xu Cong'an sneaked out of Chang'an to play. Although he wanted to force this kid back, he still had to take care of his wife and parents. Slightly harsher, not to mention his wife making trouble, even his mother would cry hard at him for a while, crying for his dear grandson.
He apparently cut his son's expenses, but allowed his mother and wife to fill the vacancy with their own bodies. Instead, he let Xu Cong'an play outside for half a year.
I didn't expect such a big accident.
Xu Zongwei stood silently by the desk.
Xu Xiang reluctantly drank two sips of tea, suppressed his anger for a while, and said again: "Now is not the time to ask for guilt. Fortunately, Father Lingfu is still there. News, there is still room to turn around.”
Xu Zongwei heard the words, but the dignified expression on his face did not subside at all.
"Dad meant...?" he asked.
After all, the charges of their Xu family are now real. Some officials in Jinling were greedy for ink, and all the money was given to the sons of the Xu family. Coupled with the chaos in Shandong a few days ago, it was enough to kill him and his father.
In addition to listening to Lingfu, Xue Yan also found the head of the king of Yunnan, and seemed to have found a clue, knowing that the trouble in Jiangnan was sent by the king of Yunnan.
The Xu family and the King of Yunnan have money exchanges, but it is not a day or two. Now the soldiers under the King of Yunnan are like private soldiers raised by their Xu family.
Although the emperor has been around for a while, he still can't find out who is funding the king of Yunnan, but it's just a matter of time. Their Xu family has greedy ink for so much money, and it is impossible for them to leave no trace of such a large amount of exchanges.
Besides, the emperor has already sent troops to deal with the king of Yunnan. When the king of Yunnan is captured and returned to the dynasty, will he keep his mouth shut for the Xu family?
When the emperor finds out the truth, that is when their Xu family is destroyed.
This is a dead end.
Xu Xiang looked at Xu Zongwei.
"Just now, there is a piece of news from Lingfu, but my father hasn't told you yet." He said.
Xu Zongwei hurriedly asked: "What is it?"
Xu Xiang said slowly: "The daughter of the Jun family is pregnant with a dragon heir, and it has been three months now. The saint, Longyan Dayue, has made her a noble concubine."
Xu Zongwei was shocked: "Isn't she infertile?"
"I heard that there was a skilled maid beside me. She couldn't get enough oil and salt, and she was very skilled in medicine." Xu Xiang said. "This time, they kept it a secret, and they didn't let the emperor know until the three-month fetal image was stable."
Speaking of this, Xu Xiang raised his eyes and looked at Xu Zongwei.
"You should know that no matter Xue Yan or the fetus in the womb of the Jun family, if any of them ascend the throne, the fate of the Xu family will not be better than today." He said.
"Now, only by putting it to death and living again before completely losing hope, can the Xu family be preserved and prosper for a few more years."
"But father, what should I do?" Xu Zongwei said hurriedly. "The forces that we have worked so hard to arrange have already been stabbed to the surface by the Fifth Highness, and we can't come up with anything else for a while..."
"We still have the last hole card." Xu Xiang said.
Xu Zongwei was shocked when he heard this.
"You mean..." He paused for a long time before speaking with difficulty. "Fourth Highness?"
They made so many layouts because they relied on a prince in the palace. They are the prince's power, the prince, and their backer.
But this hole card will not be used easily.
When will it be used?
…Only when the dynasty changes.
Xu Zongwei looked at his father in shock.
His father glanced at him lightly, his expression as usual, but Xu Zongwei saw the bloodshot in his father's eyes, and the madness hidden in the calm.
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The Qing Ping Emperor made up his mind to send troops, but now, when to send troops, and where to send troops, we still need to consider and consider.
The military generals of the previous dynasty frequently rebelled, causing the world to be disturbed and uneasy, so when the Dayong Dynasty was established, the Taizu deliberately suppressed the military generals and cultivated civil officials.
This custom has been passed down for several generations of emperors until today. Looking at the court, some military generals with real power are those guarding the frontier. It is really not easy to find a general who can speak before the Holy Spirit.
In addition, the Xu family has lost the trust of the Qing Ping Emperor. When the Qing Ping Emperor called people to discuss matters, he had to consider the relationship between the other party and the Xu family. If you are too close to the Xu family, you cannot choose.
Although the information sent by Xue Yan this time did not specify that it was the Xu family who sponsored the king of Yunnan, the confession stated that there were officials in the court who should cooperate internally and externally.
Combining the Xu family's two huge cases of embezzlement, even if Emperor Qingping did not want to doubt, he had to suspect that it was the Xu family who cooperated with the king of Yunnan.
So, picking and picking, Emperor Qing Ping still picked a group of civil servants to discuss arranging the troops and horses to go south to Pingfan.
As soon as the civil servants came, there were endless disputes.
When it comes time to use soldiers, the drawbacks of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts are revealed. There are fortresses all around Dayong, and the number of officers and soldiers stationed there are fixed, and they cannot easily move. Moreover, they had to dispatch troops urgently, so that the King of Yunnan could not notice in advance, they needed to mobilize troops and horses near Chang'an.
Among the civil servants, one of them didn't say much, just nodded and shook his head.
Everyone was arguing dryly, and Emperor Qing Ping was also upset, no one noticed that this official was vaguely embarrassed.
Only Lingfu stared at him vaguely.
Linford knows who this person is.
This person was originally from the Jiang family and came from the Linjiang Academy in Jinling. This person was originally very upright, but a few days ago, because of his children, he was caught by the Xu family.
Today, this person was arranged by the Xu family.
The man looked around and met the eyes of Lingfu.
He paused and looked away.
At this moment, the arguing civil servants stopped temporarily.
The Emperor Qingping rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.
"Li Aiqing." He took a sip of tea and happened to look at the official. "I see that you haven't spoken much, but what are your thoughts?"
The official stood up tremblingly and knelt down in front of Emperor Qingping.
"I have an idea." He kowtowed. "I dare to speak, and ask Your Majesty to forgive me."
Qing Ping Emperor said: "Come on."
"There are soldiers at the Qinmen Pass in the north of Chang'an City, which can be used." He said.
For a while, everything was quiet.
The Qing Ping Emperor frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Does Li Aiqing know, who are the soldiers of Qinmenguan?"
"First of all, I know that all the troops and horses in the world belong to Your Majesty." The official kowtowed and said slowly. "Although the soldiers at Qinmen Pass belonged to General Xu Zonglun, on the one hand, General Xu Zonglun was just the son of Xu Xianglun, and he was not close to Xu Xiang; on the other hand, General Xu was sincere. He sacrificed his life to save His Majesty. Three... Wei Chen is bold, His Majesty is now secretive about the Xu family's greed for ink, presumably he has not made up his mind, and he does not know how to deal with them."
The Qing Emperor looked at him silently.
He was right.
He also knew a little about Xu Xiang's family affairs. Xu Xiang's children were weak and he never had a son, so he adopted his brother's child, it was Xu Zonglun. But within two years of Xu Zonglun's arrival, Xu Xiang's wife gave birth to his current parent and son Xu Zongwei.
Xu Xiang worked hard to cultivate Xu Zongwei, but he ignored Xu Zonglun. If it weren't for this, Xu Zonglun would not have gone to the border before he was crowned.
Xu Zonglun also sacrificed his life to save Emperor Qingping.
Thinking of him, Emperor Qing Ping fell into silence.
Although he hates the Xu family for being greedy for money under his nose, he can't find another family to replace them now. The stability of the previous dynasty has always required peace between all parties, and it is most taboo to suppress one party and make the other party bigger.
The Qing Ping Emperor was silent for a while.
"Go on," he said.
The official heard the words, fell on the ground and continued: "Your Majesty might as well give the Xu family a chance to send troops to pacify the King of Yunnan. If they do well, His Majesty can punish them again, but If you let them live, they will definitely repay your majesty in the future."
It was quiet. Emperor Qingping was silent, and no official dared to refute it.
The official continued: "If Your Majesty is still uneasy, you can make General Xu Zonglun as his deputy, without decision-making power, and then arrange a person whom His Majesty is assured to serve as the commander."
These words speak to the heart of Emperor Qing Ping.
After a moment, he put down the teacup.
"Do as you say," he said. "Come here, pass the decree, and immediately call the Qinmenguan garrison to Chang'an, and I will personally do it for them."