Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 271 Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron

Only by having various moral standards can we restrain the evil in people's hearts and be conducive to the stability of the world.

And these are also very important for those in power to rule.

The reason why Confucianism has become mainstream is because humans evolved from the animal world. The earliest tribes were composed of blood groups, and blood is the most stable social relationship. Confucianism addresses ethics and advocates using blood as the governance structure. This will ensure long-term peace and stability in the country.

Yuan Wenshao attaches too much importance to family relationships, and it is easy for others to take advantage of this for calculations.

The reason why Ning Zhiguang said that Han Zhang used conspiracy instead of conspiracy.

That's because Han Zhang didn't hide it this time, he just told Yuan Wenshao openly that he was plotting against the Sheng family.

The way to break the situation is also very simple, as long as Yuan Wenshao can ignore the life and death of the Sheng family.

If anything happens to Wen Yanjing in the future, it will only implicate the Sheng family at most. As long as Yuan Wenshao is not involved, he will not be implicated.

Even because of his identity, Hualan will not be implicated.

Yuan Wenshao was silent for a long time and asked, "Is there any other way?"

To be honest, he had no feelings for either Sheng Hong or Mrs. Wang. Sheng Changbai was the only one who had the best relationship with him in the Sheng family.

If he works hard, he can really leave the Sheng family alone.

But what about Hualan?

If something happens to the Sheng family, Hua Lan will definitely not be able to accept it.

Ning Zhiguang pondered for a while, shook his head, and said: "Xiangong Han is doing this for the Marquis, to force the Marquis to surrender to him. Unless the Marquis agrees to him, he will not give up."

Yuan Wenshao was very agitated and kept tapping his fingers on the table. After a long time, he said: "Han Zhang wants to leave a way out, so why is he staring at me? If the officials really want to attack him, what can I do?"

"Mr. Hou must have forgotten that there is a girl in the Sheng family who was given a marriage by the government to Gu Tingye." Ning Zhiguang said.

"You mean he wants to rebel?" Yuan Wenshao said in disbelief.

Now that the western suburbs camp was restructured, he and Gu Tingye each took charge of an army. It could be said that they controlled two-fifths of the troops and horses in the original western suburbs camp.

Minglan has no feelings for the Sheng family, but she has a very deep feeling for Mrs. Sheng.

If something happened to the Sheng family, Minglan would definitely not be able to sit idly by and ignore it.

It can be said that once Wen Yanjing marries Ru Lan, Han Zhang will be able to use the Sheng family to force them to surrender.

Apart from rebellion, Yuan Wenshao really couldn't think of any other possibility.

Ning Zhiguang looked at Yuan Wenshao in surprise and said, "Why does the Marquis think so?"

"Isn't that what you just meant?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Ning Zhiguang smiled bitterly and said: "The Marquis has misunderstood. Mr. Han does not have the courage to rebel yet, and it is impossible to succeed. Although the western suburbs camp has been reorganized, the rule that soldiers and horses are not allowed to leave the camp without an imperial edict has not changed. Yan When the king rebelled in the first place, why didn't he win over the generals from the western suburbs camp? It's because of this rule."

"Winning over the generals of the western suburbs camp will not help him in the rebellion at all, and may even leak the news. As long as he controls the late emperor, without the emperor's orders, even if the generals of the western suburbs camp know that there are changes in Bianjing City, they will not Dare to make the slightest move."

Yuan Wenshao nodded when he heard this. When King Yan rebelled, it was impossible that the generals in the western suburbs camp were not aware of it at all, but they did not take any action.

Even when he and Gu Tingye took the late emperor's blood edict to mobilize troops, they encountered considerable opposition.

If it weren't for Gu Tingye's identity, he wouldn't be able to move him.

"Then what did you mean just now?" Yuan Wenshao frowned.

"Although rebellion is impossible, it can be carried out to abolish the establishment. There is a dispute between the official family and the Queen Mother. If the Marquis and Gu Tingye help, coupled with Han Da Xianggong's status among the civil servants, and the Queen Mother's decree is obtained, the possibility of success is very high. big."

"Of course, this is just an old guess. Mr. Han is already quite old. If he had not been forced to do so, he would not have taken such risky measures. What Mr. Han hopes most now is to escape unscathed. If the official family If he doesn't attack, he won't do anything," Ning Zhiguang said.

Han Zhang is now over sixty years old, and the official family will still need him to stabilize the situation in the short term, so they will definitely not touch him.

It may take several years before the officials can truly take control of the court situation and no longer need him.

At that time, he had also reached the age of becoming an official.

Even if he abolishes the throne and establishes it, he has already reached the top of his official position and has reached the age of becoming an official. He will not benefit much from the new emperor ascending the throne.

Moreover, the act of abolishing or establishing an institution will inevitably lead to eternal infamy, which is not good for Han Zhang no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, in Ning Zhiguang's view, as long as the official family allows Han Zhang to maintain a stable career and enjoy his old age, Han Zhang will not act randomly.

And it is not likely that the official family will tamper with Han Zhang. Han Zhang has been the Grand Prime Minister for so many years and has a high prestige and reputation. There is no benefit to the official family at all from tampering with Han Zhang.

Yuan Wenshao also figured this out, but he didn't dare to gamble.

Just be afraid of everything.

Once he compromises now, if the officials really attack Han Zhang and Han Zhang wants to join forces with the Queen Mother to abolish the throne, he will have no chance to choose.

Yuan Wenshao didn't care whether he changed the emperor or not.

What he fears is failure.

There is actually no difference between this behavior and rebellion.

Once it fails, it will be a crime of rebellion, which will lead to the death of the nine clans.

Yuan Wenshao shuddered when he thought about the fate of Liu Lei's family.

"What if I ask someone to kill Wen Yanjing?" Yuan Wenshao said coldly.

Of course the killing he was talking about was not assassination. Sometimes there were many ways to kill someone. As long as it was done well, Wen Yanjing could die without any explanation.

"Master Hou, you absolutely must not do this."

Ning Zhiguang said anxiously: "Mr. Han will definitely be on guard against the Marquis. Once he is exposed, he will be doomed. No one can protect the Marquis."

It didn't matter if Wen Yanjing hadn't passed the Jinshi exam. Now he had passed the Jinshi exam and was awarded an official. He was already a civil servant.

If Yuan Wenshao really did this, once it is discovered, he will definitely be boycotted by all civil servants.

The civil servants have been suppressing the generals, and the generals are already unhappy. If Yuan Wenshao starts this, what if the generals will imitate him in the future?

For civil servants, doing this is the same as killing civil servants.

This has affected the interests of all civil servants, and the civil servants will definitely not let Yuan Wenshao live.

"I just said it out of anger." Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said.

He was really impulsive just now and came up with such a bad idea.

"Actually, there is another way that you can try." Ning Zhiguang said.

"What can we do?" Yuan Wenshao asked anxiously.

"This Wen Yanjing must be quite young to pass the Jinshi examination, right?"

Although Ning Zhiguang was asking, his tone was very firm.

It is true that there are people who pass the Jinshi examination at a young age, but such people must have been famous for a long time, and it is not Sheng Hong's turn to accept him as a student.

"Yes, I should be twenty-seven or eighty years old this year." Yuan Wenshao said.

This age can be considered young in later generations.

But in ancient times, when people got married in their teens, it was normal for Wen Yanjing to become a grandfather in a few years at his age.

"If he can pass the Jinshi examination, he must be knowledgeable. It is impossible for someone at his hometown to marry him at this age. This man was born in a poor family, and his parents must not have much knowledge. Maybe they have arranged a marriage for him long ago. Even if not, now The news of the names on the gold list has been spread back, and there must be more people who want to marry each other. If a family with a good family background comes to propose marriage, his parents will sign the marriage contract. The established fact created by Mr. Han will naturally be defeated. ." Ning Zhiguang smiled.

Yuan Wenshao's eyes lit up when he heard this. The most troublesome thing now is that Han Zhang has made this matter an established fact. If Wen Yanjing's parents had arranged a marriage for him, he would have broken the engagement first, and the Sheng family would have had legitimate reasons to regret the engagement.

No one can find fault.

"Mr. Ning's intelligence is comparable to that of Zhang Liang." Yuan Wenshao praised.

"The Marquis has given you too much praise. However, Mr. Han is very cunning and may not have thought of this. If the Marquis wants to do something, he must hurry up." Ning Zhiguang reminded.

"Mr. Ning is right, I will send someone to his hometown to inquire about it now." Yuan Wenshao said.

"No." Ning Zhiguang shook his head and said, "It's best to use both methods together, just in case."

"Yeah."

Yuan Wenshao nodded, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.

Ning Zhiguang said before that if a good family came to propose marriage, Wen Yanjing's parents would be asked to sign the marriage contract.

This family actually asked him to arrange it.

But you can't cheat on things like marriage certificates, otherwise there will be clues, and Han Zhang will definitely have someone check it out.

"Is the Marquis worried about the selection?" Ning Zhiguang saw Yuan Wenshao's troubled expression and guessed why he was in trouble.

"Yes, Han Zhang will definitely investigate this matter. If it is a fraudulent marriage, Han Zhang will definitely intervene." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Master Hou, most of the common people have no knowledge, and most of them will be blinded by money. There are so many businessmen in Bianjing who want to catch their son-in-law. As long as the Marquis can find a few hints, they will naturally be eager to have a son-in-law who is a second-class Jinshi. "Ning Zhiguang said with a smile.

"Ha ha!"

Yuan Wenshao was startled when he heard this, then laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Ning's clever idea, and there is no need to find this candidate. When Wen Yanjing was selected, someone caught his son-in-law and arrested him. That family would definitely be willing to come." of."

"This is naturally the best, then I won't disturb the Marquis anymore." Ning Zhiguang said.

"Sir, walk slowly." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

Ning Zhiguang stood up and bowed before retreating.

"Zhang An!" Yuan Wenshao shouted.

"Lord."

Zhang An walked in and bowed.

"You send people to find out where Wen Yanjing's ancestral home is, and send people over to find out whether Wen Yanjing has made a marriage contract before. In addition, on the day when the test results were announced, Wen Yanjing had his son-in-law arrested. Go Find out who captured him and invite him over. Remember to stay hidden." Yuan Wenshao ordered.

"Yes!" Zhang An responded and hurried away.

Yuan Wenshao returned to the backyard, found Hua Lan, and told her that he already had a solution. He asked her to go to Sheng's house and tell Sheng Hong that she could not express her position now anyway, so she should wait for some time.

When Hua Lan heard this, he hurried to Sheng's house without even asking.

……

Yuan Wenshao waited in the study for about half an hour, and Zhang An brought Lu Buqing over.

"My lord, this man's name is Lu Buqing. He is a businessman from the south of the Yangtze River. He was the one who captured Wen Yanjing as his son-in-law before." Zhang An cupped his hands and said.

"I met Marquis Zhongyong. I really didn't know that Master Wen was engaged to the Sheng family. After learning about it, I didn't dare to embarrass him at all. I entertained him with delicious food and drinks and sent him away." Lu Buqing's face was filled with smiles. He said in panic.

Today, it was reported in Bianjing that Sheng Hong, the imperial censor, wanted to marry his daughter to Wen Yanjing. For this reason, he was depressed and drank at home.

He felt that Wen Yanjing, his son-in-law, had no connection with him at all.

However, while he was drinking, Zhang An came to the door.

After Zhang An reported his family name, he thought Yuan Wenshao was trying to trouble him because of the incident of catching his son-in-law last time, so he quickly explained.

But Zhang An didn't listen at all and brought him over forcefully.

Lu Buqing was almost scared to death along the way, but now he saw Yuan Wenshao and explained again.

"You go down first." Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said.

Zhang An bowed, walked out, and closed the door.

"Don't be afraid, I came to you for a good reason." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

"If the Marquis has anything to do with you, just give him your orders. As long as I can do it, I won't refuse." Lu Buqing said quickly.

"I heard that you are very optimistic about Wen Yanjing and want to marry your daughter to him. I..."

"Master Hou didn't know about it when he was young. Now that he knows, he has stopped thinking about it." Lu Buqing heard what Yuan Wenshao said and hurriedly explained.

"Listen to me first." Yuan Wenshao shouted.

Lu Buqing shrank his neck in fear and became quiet.

"Now I'll give you a chance to make Wen Yanjing your son-in-law. I wonder if you are willing." Yuan Wenshao said.

"this…"

Lu Buqing was a little confused and didn't understand what Yuan Wenshao meant for a while.

"Why don't you want to?" Yuan Wenshao looked at him calmly.

"No..." Lu Buqing glanced at Yuan Wenshao carefully and said, "But aren't there rumors that Master Sheng wants to marry his daughter to him? I..."

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this. I'll just ask you if you are willing."

Although Lu Buqing couldn't figure out what Yuan Wenshao wanted to do for a while, but seeing that Yuan Wenshao was not joking, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing, but Mr. Wen must be willing to do this."

"This important matter of marriage has always been dictated by the parents and the matchmaker. It is enough if his parents agree. Why should he agree?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"this…"

Lu Buqing was stunned. There seemed to be nothing wrong with saying that.

But can this kind of thing be the same?

Even if their parents agree to the deception, but the person himself does not agree, wouldn’t it offend the person?

This is also the reason why people who want to catch a son-in-law under the list always talk to me.

After all, the reason for seizing a son-in-law is to be optimistic about the family's future. If you want to find a backer, you must at least be helpful to your family in the future.

If you offend someone and become an enemy, even if you do, it's meaningless.

Yuan Wenshao knew what he was worried about and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about anything else. As long as you don't say that I asked you to do this, I will support you. That Wen Yanjing Erjia Jinshi, now he has been awarded the title of household Ministry, it is not impossible to become a husband in the future, you should think about it yourself."

Lu Buqing was indeed moved when he heard this, but even if he did so with Yuan Wenshao's support, Wen Yanjing would definitely hate him.

More importantly, although he didn't know Yuan Wenshao's purpose, he could still tell that Yuan Wenshao was targeting Wen Yanjing.

In this way, it doesn't matter what Yuan Wenshao does when his goal is achieved.

But if he didn't agree, he would offend Yuan Wenshao, and Lu Buqing was in a dilemma for a while.

(End of this chapter)