Cultivating the Tao: Beginning with Meditation and Liver Experience

Chapter 95 Killing One Thousand Enemies, Losing Eight Hundred? (seeking subscription)
The emperor is sick?

Grandfather Xu Chong took people to the South China Sea in advance?

Xu Yan thought of the anomalies in the palace during the day and the emperor's outburst of anger, and always felt that things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

If it's just an ordinary illness, is it necessary to seal off the palace and make people panic?

There is also the outburst of the emperor's anger, which is also very abnormal, not at all like the manifestation of a normal illness.

So, is the emperor sick or poisoned?
So eager to urge the old man to take people to the South China Sea, could it be that his health is already in danger?
Thinking of this, Xu Yan pondered, "Is there no other way?"

The underlying meaning is, can't you find an opportunity to procrastinate, or tell the prince and others directly to let them sabotage and stop this action?

Although this behavior is somewhat immoral.

But Xu Yan didn't think that the old man would be surprised.

"No!" The old man shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate anyone, especially the superiors. Being meticulous in doing things, seeking defeat before winning is the most basic instinct of becoming a superior."

"Or, do you think the benefits of that person are easy to get?"

"Both kindness and power, restraint by oath, influence by ghosts and gods, control by witchcraft... If you want to obediently make a person obey orders, you really don't need too many means."

"So don't underestimate anyone, and don't be complacent and think that others are idiots because of one or two small fights that do not follow common sense."

"That little guy from Chengguo's mansion is too young and too impatient. Otherwise, it's really hard to say who will win and who will win in the end. It's more likely that both of you will suffer. People benefit."

"You still have a lot to learn in that regard."

The old man obviously already knew about him and Fatty Hong, and warned with a serious face.

Who won the fight between Xu Yan and Fatty Hong?
On the surface, it must have been Xu Yanqi's superiority, and he tricked Fatty Hong hard.

But what good did Xu Yan's actions do him?
Not only did he make his original plan run counter to the opposite, but he also became a sworn enemy with Fatty Hong.

Even, if it wasn't for him not playing cards according to common sense and ignoring the unspoken rules of the officialdom, it would be hard to say who would win.

However, Xu Yan's behavior is also self-defense from the imperial court.

After such operations, not only did his superior, the right governor, Zhao Yuan, and the commander of the Yuqian Division, Pingyanghou Cao Qing, look very unsightly, even his subordinates would complain quite a lot.

After all, no leader would like a person who doesn't understand the rules.

It's not wrong to like to cause trouble and like infighting.

What was wrong was to leapfrog the level, bypassing the direct subordinates and directly stabbing the matter to the supervisory army and judiciary, and to the emperor.

Doesn't this make it clear that he didn't pay attention to several superiors, and was cheating his superiors?
There are also Xu Yan's captains, Dubo, Baihu and so on.

They are also afraid.

Originally, it was normal for everyone to be lazy and drink some wine in Enrong Hall or other halls in the Donghua Hall area.

Who would have thought that there would be such a superior who would make a fuss over a molehill, pull his pigtails, and directly want to drag people to death.

In the eyes of the people below, this is no longer just law enforcement, but intolerable.

On the contrary, he offended the immediate leadership and the highest superior.

He lost the hearts of the people and alienated the masses.

You said that Xu Yan's operation is not to cut himself off from the imperial court, what is it?
Even if Fatty Hong and the others were killed and they were driven out of Yuqiansi, it would still be killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred.

It was a small matter, but it ended up being so troublesome.

This made the old man very worried, wondering if his grandson had any political talent?
The way to be an official is not whether it is good or not.

The old man sighed, and finally thought about it: "How about this, from tomorrow onwards, I will let Ah Yong follow you, and if you encounter anything in the future, you can ask Ah Yong for more opinions."

"He has been with me for decades, and there must be no problem with his loyalty and ability."

"In addition, after your transfer order is issued, I will send a few more people to you, in case no one is available after your transfer."

My grandson, even if he did something wrong, he has to admit it with tears in his eyes.

So even though the old man was very disappointed with Xu Yan's political means and way of being an official, he never thought of giving up.

Because strength is fundamental.

As long as Xu Yan can become a human being, EQ, IQ, the way of being an official, etc. are all nothing.

"Grandfather, you really can't blame me for what happened during the day today. If you want to blame it, you can blame that fat man for being too unlucky. He insisted on gathering people in the Enrong Hall to drink, engage in ties, and conspire to murder Grandson."

"If grandson can't make a move ahead of time, he will call in the imperial supervisor to clean up the house and prove his innocence."

"I'm afraid it's not about being fined for three months, and I'm extinct from the imperial court, but I'm going to be sent directly to the prison, waiting to be executed."

Listening to the old man's criticism, teaching, and final arrangements, Xu Yan expressed that he really is Dou E's revenge.

If there are other options, he doesn't want to make matters worse.

If you want to blame, blame that fat man.

When will you go to the Enrong Palace to gather people to drink, to engage in tandem, and it is not good to do things. You have to do this when the emperor controls the golden dragon to investigate the palace.

If I can't kill my relatives righteously, I will take the first step and push these guys out.

The unlucky one was not Fatty Hong and the others, but himself, his boss.

Therefore, it's not that he doesn't know how to understand the world, nor does he purposely make matters worse in order to vent his anger.

He did this entirely for self-preservation.

You can't expect Fatty Hong and the others to take on the role and sense of responsibility, and take care of everything by themselves, so as not to bring down your mortal enemy boss, right?

That's a joke.

Of course, in this matter, Xu Yan is not without responsibility.

He still has a little bit of responsibility more or less.

After all, if he hadn't practiced in the imperial guards' office, accidentally entered the state of the unity of heaven and man, and glimpsed a certain secret of the Daqian royal family, it would not have attracted the Dagan emperor to mobilize the golden dragon of luck to inspect.

But the emperor did not mobilize the golden dragon of luck to patrol.

Naturally, Xu Yan didn't have to worry about the behavior of Fatty Hong and others being discovered by the emperor, and then in order to protect himself, he chose to clean up the house and make things worse.

So, the fault is not the fault of one person, everyone is more or less responsible.

In general, Fatty Hong and others made bigger mistakes.

"Is there still this?"

The old man was stunned.

Although he had noticed the abnormal movement of the dragon's energy during the day, he never thought that the abnormality of the dragon's energy would cause such trouble to his grandson.

"In this case, you did the right thing this time. Don't take chances in everything. Especially when you encounter this kind of situation, you need to find a way to protect yourself first, and then think about other things."

The old man said happily, and looked at Xu Yan with even more satisfaction.

Fortunately, he thought that his grandson didn't understand politics and how to be an official.

Thinking about it now, I was wrong.

My grandson, who doesn't understand political affairs and the way of being an official, has completely comprehended the essence of being an official, okay?

If not, he would not have made a decisive decision, and would have used the battle between the crown prince and King Jin to point the finger at his enemies and try to protect himself.

By the way, he also pulled the tiger's skin to pull the banner, and used the name of the prince, and borrowed the power of the prince, so that other people in Yuqiansi had scruples and did not dare to take action against him at will.

As for doing so, will people put him directly in the prince's party?
Does it matter?
You have to know that Xu Yan's father, Xu Jing, is a young gentleman in the Prince's Mansion, and his second brother Xu Xin also works in the Prince's Mansion. The family has long been closely connected with the Prince, and it is hard to tell them apart.

Under such circumstances, even if Xu Yan said that he was not part of the prince's party and wanted to serve Jin Wang, others would not believe it.

So, after this incident, Xu Yan seemed to be unable to gain a foothold in Yuqian Sizhong, lost the value of his superiors, and lost the morale of his subordinates, but in fact he himself was as stable as Mount Tai.

Unless Cao Qing, Marquis of Pingyang and others wanted to offend the crown prince, no matter how displeased he was with Xu Yan, he would have to endure it.

And the so-called Yuqiansi's subordinates?
How many of the sons of Jingzhong Xungui would sincerely rely on Xu Yan?

Be disappointed. Be disappointed.

Xu Yan didn't care at all.

Figured this out.

The old man was even more happy in his heart, even raised his beard, and said with a smile: "Well, wait a moment, I'll send you a team of hidden guards."

"In the future, if there is anything that needs to be done, or something that is difficult to deal with, just let the hidden guard take action. Don't make frequent shots yourself, lest people will find out the cards and heels."

"You must know that what is truly invincible is not martial arts or supernatural powers, nor people, but the unknown!"

As a veteran, he is still a famous player.

The old man knows the importance of cards and information better than anyone else.

What is truly powerful and terrifying has never been supernatural powers, but the unknown.

Because there has never been an invincible power in this world, nor an invincible supernatural power.

Especially in battle.

Once your kung fu and martial arts skills are all figured out.

You are not far from death.

Therefore, real masters rarely take shots, including the immortals and gods of the human race.

Because the more times you make shots, the greater the probability of being found out, and the easier it is to suffer targeted attacks and ambushes.

This is just like the fire gods. Once you encounter an ice god, or encounter a specially prepared fire restraint treasure, ice magic treasure monk ambushed and killed, you can imagine the fate.

So if you want to become a real strong person, you must learn to hide, hide your cards, and turn yourself into the unknown.

One trick is fresh, it can be eaten all over the world, and one skill is against the sky.

This situation is already outdated.

The unknown is the most powerful.

Because the unknown means no solution.

Listen to the old man's experience.

Xu Yan also kept nodding.

Otherwise, an old family is like a treasure.

Talking about this kind of experience, if no one names you, and you don’t suffer a few times, it is impossible to understand it.

More likely, when you really want to understand the truth, it is already too late.

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into the night!

In Qianming Palace.

Emperor Yang An was sitting on the throne behind the imperial case, bowing his head and correcting the day's memorial.

The eunuch Xiao Rang, who was the supervisor of ceremonies, and a Taoist in a yellow robe stood on either side of him.

A faint scent of incense permeated the hall, making people relax involuntarily, and everyone felt extremely peaceful.

Swish!
At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps sounded in the quiet hall.

However, Wang Lin, the commander of the imperial city, who was wearing a clawless python robe, walked in lightly, and kowtowed: "Minister Wang Lin, see your majesty, your majesty is ten thousand years!"

"Get up!" The Son of Heaven raised his head, looked at Wang Lin below, and said indifferently, "How about the matter I asked you to investigate?"

When Wang Lin heard the question, he didn't dare to keep it secret, and replied truthfully: "Return to Your Majesty, the affairs of Captain Xu Yan and Captain Hong Hao have been clarified, and there is indeed a personal grievance between the two."

"Two days ago, Captain Hong Hao hosted a banquet for Xu Yan on the 35th floor of the Wangjiang Building. He asked Xu Yan to apply for transfer from the imperial department on the condition that he be transferred to other yamen in the capital, or promoted to a higher level, and transferred to the prefecture's garrison. The post of Captain of the Imperial Division."

"Xu Yan didn't want to, so he used the Marquis's residence to attack him. The crown prince lost power and Xu Jingxian Fu stayed at home as a threat."

"On the second day, Xu Yan compromised and asked to transfer Qianhu, the town magic division, but Hong Hao refused. The two turned against each other, and they fought at the Si Yinhu District Guard in Yuqian, and the captain Hong Hao lost."

"This morning, Hong Hao hosted a banquet for all his subordinates in the Hall of Enrong. The purpose was to evade Xu Yan, force him to take the initiative to transfer away from the Yuqian Division, and wanted to take revenge on him, but Xu Yan saw through it. Afterwards, Li Changjie, the young supervisor of the Yuqian Division, joined forces. Capture it."

"This is the detailed record of the investigation, please read it, Your Majesty!"

After Wang Lin briefly reported the results of the investigation, he took out a thick memorial from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor respectfully.

Emperor Yang An briefly read the content of the memorial, frowned slightly, seemed very displeased, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, this is a great skill of the Chengguo Mansion, it's really not ordinary arrogance for each mansion to choose at will. "

Think about it and understand.

The transfer, appointment and removal of officials should have been decided by the emperor and the court, not by individuals.

As a result, this Hong Hao not only boldly manipulated the transfer of officials, but also unscrupulously forced his boss to transfer to make room for himself.

Even in the end, because he couldn't achieve the result he wanted, he had to join forces with his subordinates, take the Shangguan out of the way, and wanted to murder the Shangguan...

The end is lawless and rampant to the extreme.

Do you really think that by relying on Cheng Guogong's mansion, you can ignore the court's laws and regulations?
In his eyes, he is still a great emperor. Is there a great court?
Wang Lin opened his mouth to say that what Hong Hao did seemed to be his own decision, and Cheng Guogong and everyone in the Chengguo Palace seemed to be unaware of the empty-handed white wolf.

It's just that when he heard the emperor's angry words, he fell silent again when these words came to his lips.

Because he was not sure at all whether Cheng Guogong really didn't know, and there was no need to sing against the emperor because of the people in Cheng Guogong's mansion.

not worth it!

After the anger passed, Emperor Yang An rubbed his forehead to relieve the burst of pain caused by being too angry, looked at Wang Lin again, and asked, "How is Xu Yan's strength? Account requirements?"

(End of this chapter)