My players are all actors

Chapter 116 Waiting for the change, waiting for the right time

Lin Xiangmin was thoughtful: "Shangdatian listen...

"Indeed, Mr. Xu, what you said is very reasonable. It is very difficult to get military funds from Mr. Yan Ge or Mr. Gu Ge. The only way is to take the initiative to get involved in the struggle between the two elders and take advantage of the fire... …

"This matter is extremely risky. If you are not careful, you may have your family ransacked and your family wiped out; but if you succeed, the benefits will also be great..."

Lin Xiangmin paced back and forth, lost in thought.

After a while, he asked: "Then, Mr. Xu, what should I choose as a breakthrough?"

Li Hongyun was silent for a moment: "This... I don't know either."

Lin Xiangmin was taken aback for a moment.

Li Hongyun said "I don't know" quite confidently, because he really didn't know.

Before, he just analyzed the current cabinet and the situation in the southeast with Chu Ge, but neither of them came up with any good solution.

The general direction of the solution that Li Hongyun said to Lin Xiangmin at the end was still something he racked his brains to figure out during the day.

As for the specific method?
He thought about a few things, but he rejected them all.

For example, Li Hongyun once thought about whether he could secretly deliver Yan Maoqing's secret letter to Gu Qingzhang's people, or find a way to hint and reveal to Gu Qingzhang that Yan Maoqing wanted to destroy the embankment and flood the thieves.

In this way, it is tantamount to submitting the nomination certificate to Gu Qingzhang. Gu Qingzhang has a way to overthrow Mr. Yan Ge, and then he may also think of him for his meritorious deeds, keep his position as governor, and continue to support him in smashing bandits.

But soon, he realized that this path was absolutely not feasible.

The reason is simple. Standing in a political struggle is not something you can change if you want.

If the so-called political struggle is to jump left and right, then it would be too simple, as long as you have hands.

In doing so, there are three problems that cannot be resolved.

First, can something like a secret letter be used as evidence in court?What's more, the secret letter never mentioned the salt tax or selling land at a low price, but Mr. Yan Ge casually mentioned it, asking about the feasibility of destroying embankments and flooding thieves from a military point of view.

If Mr. Yan Ge does not admit that he wrote the secret letter, or if he admits it, but argues that he only put forward an immature opinion of destroying embankments and flooding thieves from a military point of view, without expressly ordering it, the final decision is still in the What if Governor Lin and General Deng are in the hands?
If the flooding of the fields never happened, how can it be proved that Yan Ge always wants to do it?How to convict?

Second, Gu Qingzhang does not have the perspective of God, so why would he trust Governor Lin, a hard-core strict party?
From Gu Qingzhang's point of view, Governor Lin gave Yan Maoqing both money and an opera troupe. The promotion of Yan Maoqing to be the governor is all due to the promotion of Yan Maoqing. The interests of the two are already deeply bound.

Turn your back at this time, why?For the righteousness of the country?Then why not stand by Gu Qingzhang's side from the beginning?
Gu Qingzhang probably wouldn't dare to use such a person, let alone attack Elder Yan Ge with a so-called secret letter from the emperor.Because once the attack fails, Gu Qingzhang will suffer a huge loss, and may even lose everything.

Gu Ge has endured it for decades, it is impossible to put all his hopes on a rebellious strict party so hastily.

The third and most important point is the attitude of the emperor.

Emperor, do you want Yan Maoqing to die?
If the emperor wanted to, then Yan Maoqing would have fallen long ago.But now, the emperor has not taken any action, and obviously Yan Maoqing needs to make money for him.And the strict party is a huge community of interests, from the central to the local, intertwined and complicated.

Once Yan Maoqing completely collapses, the entire government will inevitably be shaken. The Yan party is afraid of being liquidated and will counterattack, and there will be chaos immediately.

At present, the court is in a delicate balance. Yan Maoqing has to find a way to earn enough money to keep his position as chief assistant. Gu Qingzhang is hoping that the world will be in chaos so that he can take the opportunity to kill Yan Maoqing.As for the emperor, he intends to replace Yan Maoqing, but he is worried that such a replacement will cause turmoil in the court, and he is also worried that he will lose Yan Maoqing, a good money maker, so he is watching from above.

It's hard to say that Yan Maoqing rushed in rashly at this time, Governor Lin, who was a second-five boy, must be the first to die.

In fact, as early as when Governor Lin gave Yan Maoqing money and theater troupes, and Yan Maoqing promoted him to governor, he was already on the boat of Yan Maoqing.When the Yan party fell, he would inevitably fall too, and there was almost no possibility of jumping ship to escape.

Therefore, after deliberation, Li Hongyun rejected all these ideas.

You don't have to try, it's for nothing.

Lin Xiangmin must not do this matter himself, he must do it while staying out of it.

You can't fall to any party, but find a way to make the three parties fight for him in turn.

Lin Xiangmin showed a disappointed look on his face. He thought that Mr. Xu's analysis would clear the sky, but in the end the situation was indeed analyzed clearly, but the countermeasures were not figured out.

Li Hongyun hurriedly continued: "However, Lord Governor, although we can't make a final decision right now, we can make some preparations in advance.

"First, immediately negotiate with the surrounding governors, put pressure on some grain merchants, and borrow some grain, borrowing as much as you can in the name of bandits raging, people displaced, and disaster relief.

"Secondly, tell General Deng to divide his troops. Don't smash the port of Buning, just besiege and not attack. Try to wipe out the thieves roaming around in other places as much as possible, behead as much as possible, and make more military exploits.

"Drag it on, wait and see what happens, and wait for the right time."

Governor Lin thought about it for a while, and then his face turned pale: "Well, Mr. Xu is right! I'll arrange someone to do it."

Thieves and bandits are raging, people are displaced, and they can't fill their stomachs. It is reasonable and reasonable to borrow some food for disaster relief.

Although it is certainly not possible to borrow much, it is good to be able to borrow some.

In fact, borrowing food at this time is not because of bandits at all, but just in case.

Governor Lin is not the only one who can destroy the embankment. If Governor Lin has been procrastinating, Yan Maoqing will not be able to wait, and will definitely find someone else to do it.

Once the embankment is destroyed at that time, there will be starvation everywhere, and there will be no food relief, and a civil uprising will immediately be triggered.At that time, it will really be completely out of control.

Prepare food in advance, at least to be able to provide effective disaster relief when the time comes, so that the damage can be minimized as much as possible.

Although Puning Port is the biggest place occupied by thieves, winning it means that more than half of the troubles of thieves have been quelled, but it is meaningless if you can't take down the great military achievements.It's better to surround them for the time being, and go to wipe out the thieves in other places first, and get the scattered military achievements in your hands.

Scattered military exploits are also military exploits, and good news with fewer beheadings is also good news, which can also leave a good impression on the emperor and the two elders.

Although these two measures are not enough to reverse the current situation, they can at least give Governor Lin more bargaining chips.

In case some major events really happened in the court, they wouldn't be too passive.

Li Hongyun's field of vision was once again covered by white mist.

"Huh? Failed again?"

Li Hongyun was stunned for a moment, but soon he found that after the white mist dissipated, the scene in front of him changed again.

It was still Governor Lin, but he was the only staff member here, and Governor Lin's brows were tightly furrowed and his face was ashen, obviously more dignified than before.

"There is no failure, it's success moving to the next stage!"

Li Hongyun couldn't help being overjoyed.

What he said before was actually just trying his luck. Obviously, there was no way to completely solve Governor Lin's plight, but he still entered the next stage, which showed that the previous method was close to the optimal solution.

But now, new situations will inevitably appear in the new stage, which is what I called "wait and see what happens".

The emergence of variables will naturally bring new solutions.

Li Hongyun cheered up and was ready to burn his brain cells again.

Lin Xiangmin sighed softly, and said, "Mr. Xu, the prefect of Ning came to report the situation under his rule today. It's just that his expression is different. I'm afraid he is hiding something from me."

Li Hongyun couldn't help being refreshed, and instantly had a guess: "Did Yan Ge's order bypass the lord and send it directly to him?"

If it is a real person in history, the government affairs to be dealt with every day are very busy, and the two things may not be connected under the thousands of threads.

Lin Xiangmin could notice the difference in Ning Zhifu's expression, this kind of observation is already quite terrifying.

But Li Hongyun is a player, and he can be sure that most of the content in this dungeon is related to the main storyline, so he can naturally associate it with the previous "destruction of the embankment".

Lin Xiangmin shook her head slightly: "I originally had this guess.

"But... Ning Zhifu is a person I single-handedly promoted, and he has always been loyal to me.

"Even if I want him to die, he will most likely agree. How could he be bewitched by Elder Yan Ge to do such a thing that will last forever?"

Li Hongyun was silent for a moment: "Master Governor, maybe it is because he wants to die for you that he did this on his own initiative and wanted to solve this dilemma?

"In short, no matter what the situation is, the countermeasures you have to take now, Lord Governor, are the same.

"Send someone to watch him immediately, and catch him when he wants to destroy the dike and flood the fields! With this person's confession, maybe the turnaround we want will come!"

As the governor, Lin Xiangmin could not personally arrange the destruction of the embankment, or directly defect to Gu Qingzhang.

Sometimes in the officialdom, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. If you don't do it, it's good. It's really not empty talk.

But if a newly added variable is found under the dragging formula, then the nature of the matter is completely different!
(End of this chapter)