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Chapter 464
After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Ke spit out the force in his palm and shattered the letter in an instant. At the same time, he looked up at Xu Fang and said, "Brother Xu, since my lord ordered me to help you, then I will use Brother Xu as your leader this time." host."

Hearing Chen Ke speak, Xu Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

One must know that Li Huan's order to him this time made Nanjing Jinyiwei investigate clearly one by one the dignitaries and gentry in the city who had colluded with King Ning's rebels.

Although it has been guessed for a long time, Xu Fang still feels great pressure for Li Huan's order.

You must know that Nanjing Jinyiwei has plenty of manpower, but if you really want to investigate all the dignitaries and powerful men who colluded with King Ning, to be honest, no matter how confident Xu Fang is in Jinyiwei's ability, he can't guarantee this. .

This time, Li Huan even sent Chen Ke to bring some of Jin Yiwei's elite fighters to help him, which made Xu Fang a little worried.

After all, Chen Ke and him are both the commander and acquaintance of Jin Yiwei, and Chen Ke is also a trusted figure around Li Huan. If Chen Ke competes with him, then he really doesn't know what to do.

Fortunately, Chen Ke was able to take care of the overall situation and did not intend to compete with him for power, which made Xu Fang secretly heave a sigh of relief.

Here, Chen Ke and Xu Fang were discussing how to dispatch the spies that Jin Yiwei had placed in Nanjing City for so many years to monitor every move of the rich and powerful in the city.

At the same time, Xining Bo Zhao Tong, who sneaked out of Nanjing City, also returned to Nanjing City with King Ning's promise.

In a luxurious garden, several figures are gathering in a pavilion at the moment. The pavilion is located in the center of a small lake, which can be called a pavilion in the middle of the lake.

The lake center pavilion is surrounded by an artificial lake covering an area of ​​several acres. Looking around, apart from this lake center pavilion, there are no other figures within a radius of hundreds of feet.

These people chose to discuss their affairs in the pavilion in the center of the lake, obviously because they didn't have to worry about being overheard.

And among these few people, one of them was Xining Bo Zhao Tong who had met King Ning not long ago.

If it was placed in other places, a hereditary uncle would naturally be the center of the crowd, but it's a pity that no matter what status the few people present were, they were somewhat more dignified than him.So much so that Xiningbo dare not say that he has the lowest status among these few people, but he is not ranked high.

At this time, the eyes of several people were all on Xining Bo Zhao Tong, and the expressions of the five people present could be seen with a bit of solemnity.

Only one of them could be heard saying to Zhao Tong: "Zhao Tong, I don't know how King Ning will answer this time?"

The person who spoke was Cui Ling, Marquis of Dingyang. As one of Nanjing's deputy guards, Cui Ling can definitely be regarded as one of the real power figures in charge of military power in Nanjing.

You must know that Nanjing, as the capital, has six departments. In order to facilitate the control of Nanjing city, the imperial court specially set up several important positions in Nanjing Garrison, Nanjing Left-behind Eunuch, and Counselor.

Among them, the most powerful ones are the Nanjing Defense and the Nanjing Defense Eunuch. The strength of the two depends on the power behind them.

Generally speaking, the defense of Nanjing is served concurrently by the nobles who stayed behind in Nanjing. It is said that the nobles and nobles live together with the country, and they have won the trust of the royal family. Whichever side has the upper hand will not affect the imperial court's control over Nanjing, the capital.

Needless to say, this term's Nanjing defense is of the lineage of Wei Guogong, the family of the two kingdoms, the first honorable family of Ming Dynasty.

Although it is said that since Jing Nan, the lineage of the British Dukes in the capital has been the head of nobles, but if we really want to talk about it, only Zhongshan King Xu Da and the Xu family have produced two great princes.

There is Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Ding in the capital, and Xu Chu, the Duke of Wei in Nanjing. One is from the south to the north, and the other is from two countries.

And Wei Guogong Xu Yu naturally won the trust of the royal family, and as the defense of Nanjing, he was in charge of the military and horse power of Nanjing City.

Of course, being a Nanjing garrison is not without constraints. After all, there are Shangshu Counselor of the Nanjing Ministry of War, and Nanjing left-behind eunuchs to supervise.

Cui Ling, Marquis of Dingyang, is qualified to be a military counselor, and he is one of Wei Guogong Xu Yu's deputies.

After all, Wei Guogong Xu Yu was left behind in Nanjing, a top honorable man in Ming Dynasty, to a certain extent, he was more of a name, and he would not take care of real affairs.

Therefore, some people are needed as Xu Yu's deputy to help him handle various affairs. Needless to say, Cui Ling, the Marquis of Dingyang, who was born in a noble family, won the trust of Wei Guogong and handed over part of the power of soldiers and horses in Nanjing City to him.

Except for Cui Ling, Marquis of Dingyang, the other nobles in the Huxin Pavilion also came from famous families, and each of their ancestors was a generation with great military exploits.

It's just that after hundreds of years, the center of gravity of the imperial court has already shifted to the city of Beijing, and the direct consequence is that the nobles who stayed in the city of Nanjing were gradually squeezed out of the core class of the imperial court.

In contrast, those nobles who stayed in Nanjing City seem to be naturally inferior to those nobles in Beijing.

Several eyes fell on Zhao Tong in unison.

Facing Cui Ling's inquiry, Zhao Tongtong said with a serious face: "Everyone, King Ning promised me that as long as we help him take Nanjing City, then we will definitely not treat us badly, and we will definitely treat us better." The official is promoted to a noble, and he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility."

As he said that, Zhao Tong looked at Cui Ling and said, "My lord has said that when the time comes, I will confer the title of Lord Marquis as the new Duke of the Ming Dynasty. I will not replace hereditary successor, and I will retire with the country."

Cui Ling's eyes lit up immediately, and his breathing became a little short.

At the same time, Zhao Tong also informed the other people of King Ning's promise and seal one by one, and after hearing King Ning's promise of seal to them, the reaction of the few people was similar to that of Cui Ling.

It can be said that a few people can gather here to discuss the sale of Nanjing City to King Ning. It can be seen that these people are not the kind of people who are willing to be mediocre, but are all ambitious.

Letting out a sigh of relief, Cui Ling glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, King Ning entered Nanzhili all the way, and it can be said that he encountered almost no resistance. This alone can show that the court has lost people's hearts. If we can help King Ning ascends to the Great Treasure, and he will surely be prosperous and rich in the future."

Uncle Yongchang Maoqing had a strange look in his eyes and said: "The treacherous officials in the court are in power today, the emperor is fatuous and incompetent, and under the new policy, the people's hearts have been lost. Now King Ning inherits the destiny. Our actions are in accordance with the destiny, and all the lords will help each other." It is a grand event, and it will surely be remembered in history in the future and be praised by future generations."

There were joyful smiles on everyone's faces.

It can be said that they dare to stand up at this time, don't they just want to give it a go?Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why King Ning was able to enter Nanzhili so smoothly was the result of the imperial court's implementation of the New Deal.

Under such circumstances, an unknown number of people in the world are secretly watching the general situation of the world, and those top dignitaries and officials may not be in a hurry to place bets.

But for Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Xining, and Marquis Dingyang, who really want to reproduce the glory of their ancestors, they naturally cannot learn from those top noble families. The most important thing is to bet on King Ning first when no one else is betting. If King Ning can win the world in the end, then they will be ministers of the dragon, and they will surely soar into the sky in the future.

Of course, if King Ning failed, what awaited them would be ransacking their families.

If there is no New Deal to disturb the hearts of the people in the world, even if King Ning rebelled, nobles such as Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Xining, and Marquis Dingyang would never have any dissent.

But now it is different. The emergence of the New Deal allowed Cui Ling and the others to see the possibility of King Ning's rebellion succeeding, which also fueled their ambitions.

Uncle Yongchang Mao Qing's gaze fell on Marquis Dingyang and said, "Brother Cui, I don't know where Duke Wei is..."

A hint of disdain flashed in Cui Ling's eyes when he heard this, and said: "The old fox has kept his door behind closed doors ever since he learned of King Ning's rebellion. Most people really can't guess what he's up to."

When Zhao Tong and the others heard the words, their complexions changed slightly.

If you really want to know, Wei Guogong Xu Chu's influence in Nanjing City is not comparable to them.

As a left-behind in Nanjing, coupled with the fact that he is the head of honor in Nanjing's name, it can be said that if Xu Yu ascends to the top, he will be able to call a large number of people.

In other words, if Xu Yu made up his mind to stick to Nanjing City, then most of the forces in the city would stick to Nanjing City even for Wei Guogong's sake.

Therefore, Zhao Tong, Mao Qing and others are extremely concerned about Xu Yu's attitude. After all, if they want to dedicate Nanjing City to King Ning, then Wei Guogong Xu Yu's attitude is very important.

Cui Ling, one of Wei Guogong's right-hand men, is precisely the only source for them to understand Wei Guogong Xu Chu's attitude towards King Ning's rebels.

Hearing what Cui Ling said at this time, Zhao Tong's expression changed and Mao Qing said at the same time: "What is the old fox thinking? From what I know about him, he doesn't seem like someone who is loyal to the court, let alone With the implementation of the new policy this time, the government of the State of Wei paid as much as tens of thousands of shi in taxes alone, and I heard that many direct descendants of the Duke of Wei's office have publicly stated that Li Huan is the number one traitor in the world."

One person subconsciously said: "Do you think Wei Guogong is like us, secretly sending someone to contact King Ning..."

Immediately, all eyes fell on Yong'an Hou Sule.

Su Le couldn't help coughing lightly and said: "That's what I said, anyway, Xu Chu and his Xu family belong to the two kingdoms, so it is expected that they will not betray the emperor and flirt with King Ning."

However, Cui Ling sneered and said: "It's hard to say, don't forget that in the battle of Jingnan, their Xu family bet on both sides, one was on the side of Emperor Jianwen, and the other was on the side of Emperor Taizong. The Xu family is stunned by the family of the two countries, who can guarantee that Xu Chu will also hedge his bets like his ancestors."

Su Le narrowed his eyes and said: "In that case, we have to be on guard against that old fox, so that the credit for dedicating the city will not be snatched away by that old fox."

At the moment, Nanjing No. 1, Wei Guogong Xu Yu, who is being discussed by Cui Ling and others, is in the mansion, with a somewhat solemn expression on his face.

His grandson Xu Pengju looked at Xu Yu with some curiosity and said, "Grandpa, some people are saying in private that our family secretly cooperated with the rebel King Ning, intending to imitate our ancestors, and hedge our bets..."

The pale-haired Xu Yu sat there, although he was quite old, but the invisible power was quite extraordinary.

Xu Yu sneered and said: "It's just a group of ignorant children trying to judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart. My Xu family is loyal to the emperor, so how can we bet on two ends."

Xu Pengju was inexplicably relieved when he heard the words. To be honest, as the successor of the next generation of Wei Guogong's mansion, Xu Pengju was not very optimistic about King Ning.

In other words, Xu Pengju didn't like variables, and King Ning's rebellion would be a huge variable. After all, if King Ning hadn't rebelled, there would be no surprises. After Xu Yu passed away, he would be [-]% able to inherit the Dukedom of Wei.

But if King Ning wins the world instead, there will be a lot of variables at that time. No one can guarantee what will happen to their Wei Guogong lineage in the future, and whether he can become the next Wei Guogong.

While talking, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.

Xu Chu in the study frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

There was a squeak, and then I saw a person hurried into the study, and then carefully handed a secret letter to Xu Yu and said: "Grandpa, someone is here to visit you."

Xu Yu glanced at the envelope that couldn't be seen, and then opened it. After only one glance, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly raised his head to look at the steward and said, "Where is the visitor?"

The steward lowered his head, as if he didn't notice the change in Xu Chu's expression, he said: "Master Hui, the person here is in the outer hall."

Xu Wu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Bring people to me."

The steward left in a hurry, Xu Pengju couldn't help feeling puzzled when he saw Xu Yu's reaction, his eyes fell on the secret letter in Xu Yu's hand and said: "Grandpa, this person is..."

Xu Wu looked at Xu Pengju, and slowly said, "Chen Ke, Commander of Jin Yiwei!"

"What? How could it be him? Isn't he in the capital? Why..."

As if thinking of something, Xu Pengju's words stopped abruptly, then he opened his eyes wide and looked at Xu Chu and said, "So the court has already taken precautions against you, Grandpa..."

Who is Chen Ke? Ordinary people may not know the name of Chen Ke, but Xu Pengju, who was trained as the next generation of Wei Guogong, knows Chen Ke's situation all too well.

Li Huan is the commander of Jin Yiwei, and Chen Ke is one of Li Huan's right-hand men. This time, Chen Ke suddenly appeared in Nanjing City, and even came to visit their Duke Wei's mansion quietly. Xu Pengju's first reaction was that the court He became wary of them Wei Guogong's mansion.

Xu Yu didn't speak, just sat there, his eyes shone with wisdom. He had been in a high position for decades, and he was used to the wind and waves. Even though Chen Ke, the commander of Jin Yiwei who almost represented Li Huan, came here, he didn't change his face and his heart beat, he seemed very calm and calm.

(End of this chapter)