Chapter Seventy-Two: The Study Debate
"Father, according to the information that the sons learned this morning, the main causes of the many riots last night have not yet been known. But today's main contradiction may be that last night, the Tiger Ben army led by General Lin Guang disregarded humanity and arbitrarily slaughtered civilians who had given up making trouble, which led to another mass protest. And until Erchen entered the palace this morning, many people had already gathered on Xuanwu Avenue to make trouble. β
It is worthy of being the crown prince who has been trained by a huge number of teachers, and he preemptively answered and directly avoided the trouble last night, to discuss the indiscriminate killing incident that was not conducive to King Wei, and knew how to avoid his disadvantages and publicize his strengths. As soon as he opened his mouth, he seized the opportunity.
The king of Wei, who was caught off guard, blinked quickly from side to side, as if he was thinking about how to answer, and the king sat behind the desk and carefully observed the every move of his two sons.
"Little Sixth Son, what do you think of what the prince said?"
The king asked the king of Wei directly, and turned the arrow shot by the prince to the king of Wei, wanting to see what the king of Wei could answer.
"It's just a pariah, and if it's dead, it's dead. If they dare to take up arms and rebel, it means that they are no longer good citizens. Since we have the first time, if we give in or take it lightly, when they make trouble the second time, we can only be beaten passively. In the eyes of Erchen, what General Lin Guang did was not at fault, and only the powerful and untouchable people would be obedient. β
King Wei's words, it could be seen that the king's expression was becoming more and more solemn, and the prince couldn't help but want to leak a smile on his face. Wang Shang did not look at King Wei, but glared fiercely at Lu Fusheng behind King Wei, as if complaining about Lu Fusheng's ineffective assistance, which created King Wei's approach today.
The innocent Lu Fusheng could only shrug his shoulders, expressing that it was none of his business, and he had already reminded King Wei, and King Wei was born like this, how could he change. What's more, in the first ten years of education, there was no Lu Fusheng. In the past few days, Lu Fusheng has only met with King Wei a few times. It is even more impossible to say what is taught.
Although Lu Fusheng has never expressed it clearly, both the crown prince and the king of Wei believe that Lu Fusheng has belonged to the power of King Wei, and the only sober person is probably the old and strong king.
Lu Fusheng, who was standing behind the King of Wei, stepped out, and after saluting the king, he said: "What the King of Wei means is that the people of Bo'an City are important, but those who are mixed in must have ulterior motives. It was the lawless troublemakers who stormed the Drum Tower last night, resulting in a curfew that did not last time, and gave the rioters an opportunity to take advantage of it. The troublemakers are obviously purposeful, and there must be someone behind them. β
LΓΌ Fusheng did not immediately answer the prince's attack, but first stated his own point of view, consolidated his own advantages, and then waited for the opportunity to find loopholes in the prince's words and counterattack. Otherwise, following the rhythm of the prince's language, he could only be beaten passively and stupidly walked into the trap that the prince had prepared.
"As for who is manipulating behind the scenes, King Wei had foresight last night, and among the Wuhou rescued in the eastern and western cities, there were bad people. After a few days, the information collected by the bad guys is summarized and analyzed, and it is natural to know who is behind all this. β
When Lu Fusheng said this, his eyes glanced at the prince with a vague look, as if it was an explicit statement, telling the prince: Don't think that we can't catch your feet, as long as it takes some time, all the things you do will be exposed.
The crown prince was the first to react, the Taoist priest who had come to the East Palace behind King Wei did have real talent and learning, and it was not easy to deal with.
Rushing in front of the king's questioning, he quickly asked: "You are completely nonsense, the situation is not clear now, how to come to the mastermind behind the scenes, if there is really such a force, it will also take time to decide, all the eyebrows are burned, you still have the heart to take care of the people behind the scenes, you still have to focus on the people in front of the scenes, the real urgency at the moment is the people who are still on Xuanwu Avenue, you can't let them make trouble like this, otherwise it will be extremely unfavorable to Bo'an City, and it will be a serious damage to the safety and reputation of the entire Anyang." β
The crown prince's speed of speech was extremely fast, and he didn't leave a word for Lu Fusheng at all, and liquidated what he wanted to say.
"As a result, as far as I know, the people on Xuanwu Avenue today demand that General Lin Guang be publicly disposed of in order to comfort the dead. Last night's incident was not only known to the troublemakers, but even the sergeants of the Tiger Army must have seen it clearly. The evidence is conclusive, King Wei, what else do you have to say as the Siqing of Dali Temple?"
King Wei, who was trying to organize his language to prepare for a counterattack, was choked by the crown prince at the moment without a word. I don't know how to say it to save Lin Guang from the prince's trap.
"Lu Fusheng, weren't you a sergeant in the Tiger Ben Army last night? Did you see what the prince said? By the way, speaking of this, King Wei praised you a lot. Be rewarded. β
The king turned his eyes to look at Lu Fusheng, the first thing to get old is the eyes, although the king's eyes have lost the light of his youth, but they still retain a deep and dim, straight through people's hearts.
As the general manager of Su, who has served the king for many years, the king can understand the king's meaning with a look, and at this moment he is dragging a gold plate, on which a pure black brand is neatly placed.
"From now on, this newly crafted Flanker Boss Token will be yours. You're the first flanker leader, and it's not the same as in the past when you have an official body, so you have to think about it before you speak. β
Between getting the token and rescuing Lin Guang, Lu Fusheng can make a choice, and this choice is not as simple as it seems, what is hidden behind it is a silk thread that can affect the officialdom of the entire Bo'an City.
Lu Fusheng looked at the anxious eyes of King Wei, even though he knew that answering truthfully would put Lin Guang in danger, he had to tell the truth: "Yes, I have seen General Lin Guang drink the troublemakers who have laid down their weapons and pick up their weapons again. β
"What a guts. β
The king slapped heavily on the table, looking extremely angry, and said fiercely: "This Lin Guang is really bold, those are all lonely people, what right does he have to kill innocent people indiscriminately? β
King Wei was still wondering why he disposed of civilians at will on weekdays, and he didn't necessarily see his father so angry. Now he just killed a few troublemakers, and he made such a big move, Lin Guangke is the biggest key for King Wei to control the Tiger Army, and losing this key at this time is equivalent to breaking the teeth of the male tiger of King Wei, and he will be at a disadvantage when he fights with the dragon of the prince.
Among the criteria for considering the next king, in addition to majesty and desire, the most important one is to love the people like sons. Even if they are pretended to be like the crown prince, it is enough to be able to coax those courtiers, and those people who trust them.
The king of Wei regarded human life so cheaply, and the king was very worried about how he would serve the people if the king of Wei succeeded to the throne in the future. The absolutely neutral king now only depends on which son he really has the means, and which son will pass the throne on, and will not rely on his own favors to risk the world's condemnation, as in the past. This may also show that the king is not only physically old and unable to support it, but his heart is already old.
When the king was furious, the king of Wei dragged Lu Fusheng to his side and asked: "How can you let General Lin Guang out? Do you know how important he is to me? If it is just to keep the official position you have just obtained, I don't think you will be able to become the leader of the flanker for a long time." β
Lu Fusheng had no choice but to say: "Don't be impatient, and listen to me explain." There were too many witnesses to Lin Guang's murder yesterday, there were no less than 1,000 people on Xuanwu Avenue alone, plus the sergeants of the Tiger Army, there were a large number of people together, you can't take care of everyone, the prince is too simple to find witnesses, if I am telling a lie at this time, it will not take a few days, the prince will find someone to debunk it, and the crime of bullying the king will be increased by one degree. β
"If the king of Wei thinks that I am a person who is greedy for power, I can now ask the king to step down to prove my innocence. β
Lu Fusheng said that he was going to step forward and propose to the king to step down, and his face was full of righteousness.
King Wei grabbed Lu Fusheng and said hurriedly: "Brother Fusheng, this must not be done, I have already damaged a Lin Guang, and I can't put you in it anymore." You do it right, and then you can improvise. β
After losing the first round, Lu Fusheng, who had regained the trust of the King of Wei, walked back to the center of the study again, like a knight about to draw a sword, and sometimes the power of words was sharper than the blade of the sword.
Wang Shang's anger gradually subsided, calmed down, and asked the people behind the study: "Bo'an City has not yet been stabilized, and the position of the general of the Tiger Ben Army cannot be vacant, otherwise those who have a heart will be even more lawless, which of you has a suitable candidate to recommend to me." β
As soon as the prince heard that the largest military attache in Bo'an City was vacant, he hurriedly wanted to select a military attache from his own forces to go to the top, but after thinking for a long time, he had no other candidates in his hands except for the group of people from the prince's guard.
The people who belong to the crown prince are obviously biased towards the prince's line, and when the prince fails to succeed to the throne, the soldiers of the prince guard cannot transfer their official positions at will, this is the ancestral system, how can the prince who instigated the prince to persecute the king of Wei under the banner of violating the ancestral system, how could he lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot. I had to bow my head silently and remain silent, resentful of those military attaches who didn't know the times, and no one was willing to defect to him.
Seeing that the crown prince was silent, King Wei felt that this was a prince's ploy, and he must not speak out first, and he could not make a mistake again because of a candidate for the general of the Tiger Ben Army, and he would rather not do it than do it wrong, so King Wei also lowered his head silently and remained silent.
Lu Fusheng, who thought that the crown prince and the king of Wei could rush to speak, looked around the sides, and did not see any sound from the king of Wei and the prince, although he felt a little strange, but he could also understand the psychology of the two at the moment, and thought: You don't want it, but don't blame me.