Dingguo

Chapter 493, West Mansion

Some elders of the clan came here today, because of what, Xu Wei naturally understood. 【】Father asked him to listen in the background, and the purpose was to let him understand the situation of the Xu family.It's just that he didn't understand why his father was still so worried despite everyone's persuasion!

"Did you hear what was said just now?"

"heard it!"

"Is there any way?"

Seeing his father's expression, Xu Wei didn't know what kind of Dharma his father wanted to hear.So he said bluntly: "My son thinks that Su San deserves to die!"

Xu Chen glanced at Xu Wei, but remained calm.

"First, Su San has repeatedly made things difficult for the Xu family, and has become a deadly enemy. If he doesn't kill him, it will not be enough to appease the family's resentment; second, the incident at the Hanlin Banquet is now a joke. If Su San is not dead, the Xu family will never be able to lift their heads; third, Those people who are attached to the Xu family, if they see that the Xu family is so easy to bully and cannot fight back, their hearts will change after a long time. Fourth, if Su San is not dead, his position will definitely be more stable after the military examination. All these things, only the death of Su San can solve the crisis, otherwise the value of the Xu family being used by others will be lost. It's like sailing against the current, if we don't advance, we will retreat or retreat."

Xu Wei wished that Su San would die immediately.Therefore, this remark has been decided long ago, and it is natural to use up all my energy to say it now.

"Ok!"

Xu Wei heard his father give a soft 'hmm', and his words of persuasion were completely interrupted.Don't understand what father means by 'um'?

"Su San must die, and before the martial arts, he must die."

"Ah! That father just now."

"This matter must be kept secret, and even the clansmen have to guard against it! If the news leaks out, it will be a disaster of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan! Moreover, this matter cannot be done with a large number of people. There is no need for them to participate, so I don't share with them." Said clearly. In fact, this matter has been arranged by my father for a long time."

Xu Wei was ecstatic!

He was so happy that his father was already arranging to deal with Su San!

This way, the bad breath in my heart naturally has a chance to come out.

Even better, there is an opportunity for him to participate in it himself!

According to his mind, as long as he thinks about it for a while, he will understand that his father has kept it a secret from his clansmen, but he chose to tell his own purpose.If he doesn't need to participate directly, there is no need for his father to let himself know about it.

So Xu Wei asked in a low voice: "But is it useful for the son? Even if the father says, the son will definitely follow the father's orders, and will never miss the father's work."

The reason why Xu Chen let Xu Wei know of his arrangement was that he had something to hand over to Xu Wei.

"Come here with your ears!" Xu Chen summoned Xu Wei to his side, and after giving such orders.

Xu Wei thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "It shouldn't be a problem!"

"Be careful, don't show your feet. Especially in front of Su San."

"Son understands!" Xu Wei suppressed his excitement and went to carry out Xu Chen's plan.

In the Privy Council, Shi Hongming and a group of veterans were discussing with great energy that the Beijingers might have a move.

The sudden change of the people in Beijing and Yuanren's warning made the Privy Council, which had been silent for many years, suddenly lively.Today's Privy Council is like a broken and old spinning machine, creaking and running slowly.

Although there are many places that will be restrained at every turn, everything is moving in a direction that is beneficial to the West Mansion.

"The East Mansion holds the money, there is Xu Chen in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Yu Shirong, the Duzhi Division, is also tepid. When the money comes, the day lily will be cold." Zhang Shutong's tone was quite dissatisfied.With him coming, the emperor should hand over all the dispatches in the rear to the Privy Council.

Shi Hongming said with a smile: "The increased military expenditure, money and food, we have no choice but to report the plan. Even if it is delayed in the East Mansion, it will not last long. If the army cannot set off because the money and food are not in place, the palace will discuss it. The mansion has suffered a lot. At that time, I will play together and report to the emperor on the grounds that wartime laws must be followed. The emperor will definitely agree to do everything cheap, and then there will be no need to go through the East mansion. It's just that the East mansion is afraid. It won’t let us get it so easily, even if we squeeze hard, we have to prepare what we want first, and let the army go first no matter what. So there is absolutely no need for Shu Tong to worry.”

"What about after this? After the army has arrived at the front?"

"In the future? How can we talk about things in the future?" Shi Hongming glanced at Zhang Shu, and said something unhurriedly.He understood Zhang Shutong's meaning very well, and he wanted to motivate himself to fight back the power that should belong to the Privy Council.

But can we fight at this time?

Don't say that it is just an increase in troops and the war has not yet started; even if the war does start, it will not be easy to change the old rules at once and bypass Wu Taiming.Is Wu Taiming so easy to get along with?

Besides the situation of the increase in troops this time, it is obvious that the crown prince and the second prince are fighting over it.Although the commander of the rear guard has not yet come out, Wu Taiming's proposal to change the course is already planning to give up the rear guard.

The guard army is not under Wu Taiming's control, and Wu Taiming will not let go of Qian Liang's control.Wu Taiming always wants to make a fuss about it.

These changes, as long as you think deeply, you can think of the key points!Although Wu Taiming can choose to control or not to control, the defenders must be restrained, which is inevitable.

At that time, King Wu will naturally go to fight Wu Taiming. When the Privy Council is not absolutely sure that these powers will be returned, it is better to stay aside and play.

Seeing that Shi Hongming wasn't provoked by his words, and didn't intend to compete with Wu Taiming at all, Zhang Shutong couldn't help being a little annoyed!However, he also understands that if he seizes power from Wu Taiming, if one is not good, he will be backlashed.Therefore, it is impossible to ask him to fight for these things alone.

Some things, it's better not to push too hard!The Privy Council had just made a move to refute Wu Taiming's suggestion that Jiang Jingyuan be the Generalissimo. If he went to seize money and food again, I'm afraid the timing would not be right.No wonder Shi Hongming listened to his words with a cold and indifferent attitude.

Since this topic is not easy to continue, let’s change the topic: “Although the left and right guards exist in name only, they still have 8 or 30 troops ready to go! Jiang’s army originally claimed to have 20 troops, but its actual strength is also nearly 30. With the money and food in hand, Jiang Jingyuan recruited some more soldiers, even if there were not 256, [-] million people, everything! It can be said that he is the first general of the feudal dynasty."

Jiang Jingyuan became the number one general. Relying on Wu Taiming and the crown prince's power, he will naturally be able to counter the Privy Council in turn. This is almost inevitable.

Zhang Shutong didn't use this to remind Shi Hongming of what he meant, but just wanted to use this as an excuse to discuss the commander of the rear guard.

The commander of the guard army needs to be recognized by the second prince, Wu Taiming, and the Privy Council should also be happy. Such a person, even if he does not choose someone from the rear guard army, is not easy to find.What's more, the army also has the old rules of the army. Only those with outstanding military achievements and high prestige in the army can parachute in. It is still difficult for outsiders to reach in.In this way, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to choose.

"So, the candidate for the second general needs to be carefully selected." Shi Hongming and Zhang Shutong glanced at each other, and they both looked away, discussing with everyone: "Old General Yue has handed in his resignation and will report on his duties tomorrow. After that, it will be regarded as officially resigned! The new commander of the rear guards will naturally be selected by someone in the West Mansion first, and then reported to him. It's just that this candidate still needs to be brainstormed. Let's discuss it!"

When the elders in the White Tiger Festival Hall heard Shi Hongming's words, they all started discussing in whispers.Shi Hongming and Zhang Shutong just ate tea quietly, looking down from time to time.

The Xifuli and the second prince were also in conflict, with opposing camps, naturally the discussions were fierce.One faction apparently reached a consensus, and gradually began to recommend Pan Cheng, the defender of Suizhou, while talking; members of the Second Prince's party also discussed, and decided to recommend Huo Yi, the defender of Yuzhou.

Both sides expressed their views, arguing for a long time!They all looked at the White Tiger Hall.Because Shi Taiwei and Zhang Taiwei started arguing, but never said a word.

"Oh! Are you finished?" Shi Hongming raised his head and glanced at the quiet Jietang, and then said to Zhang Shutong after a pause: "One Pan Cheng, one Huo Yi; well, they are all generals. Hongming is not sure, or Shall we decide on Shu Tong? No matter who gets it, Hong Ming will agree with it."

Hearing that Shi Hongming gave up the right to make decisions, he couldn't help but be a little surprised!This is not Captain Stewart's style.

Zhang Shu laughed heartily!Knowing that this matter cannot be settled by oneself.Even if Shi Hongming doesn't object, how can the crown prince and King Wu live?Wouldn't it be a joke if he made his own decision but couldn't make it happen?

If Pan Cheng is taken, the King of Wu will jump his feet; if Huo Yi is taken, the prince will definitely not be happy. "Both of them are good, it's really difficult to distinguish between them, why not report them both and let the emperor decide?"

Shi Hongming cursed secretly as an 'old ghost', but pretended to think about it seriously before saying, "That's a good intention! If someone objects, then report it like this!"

Everyone also came out, and the two Shangguan didn't want to bear the title of this move.He also knew that this matter could not be settled in Jietang, so naturally he would not object.

Therefore, Xifuli handed over a letter of discussion.

The zhezi in the West Mansion can only go directly to the imperial court when there is military information to be reported; in normal seasons, they have to go through the East Mansion!This is also the main reason why the West Mansion was controlled by the East Mansion during peacetime.

The East Mansion received the zhezi from the West Mansion, and Wu Taiming passed the zhezi to Zhu Tiangong and Gongsun Sheng after a while.At noon, when the three of them met, they didn't say yes or no, and didn't say a word of criticism, they just returned the original book to Xifu.

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