One

Besides, Mrs. Xu, due to her advanced age, has been lying in the hospital bed since Xu Wen's death, and recently died suddenly due to the aggravation of the weather, which made her sons sad. Xu Zhixun inherited Xu Wen's power, but the rest did not have official positions, and the younger brothers originally wanted Xu Zhixun to come out to seek official positions from Emperor Wu, but Xu Zhixun was afraid that it would affect him, and he was worried that several younger brothers would share power with him, after all, they were all Xu Wen's sons. In addition, Xu Zhixun is not open-minded, and he is always worried that if any younger brother really does a good job, he may take his place as Jinling Yin, so he refuses to agree, which makes several younger brothers have great opinions about Xu Zhixun.

When the news reached Xu Zhihe, Xu Zhihe was grief-stricken, and he was full of respect and love for Mrs. Xu. Since parting with his biological mother in Kaiyuan Temple, he has only felt maternal love in front of Mrs. Xu. I remember when I first arrived at Xu's Mansion when I was a child, it was Mrs. Xu who took his hand and said, "This is your home, and my surname is Li, in the future, we will be the two mothers, and no one will bully you again." Xu Zhihe has always regarded Mrs. Xu as his mother for so many years, what Xu Wen said to Mrs. Xu when he died, and what he promised, Xu Zhihe remembered it very clearly, just like yesterday, now that Mrs. Xu died suddenly, how could Xu Zhihe not be sad.

Xu Zhihe wanted to go to Jinling for funeral, but Song Qiqiu immediately stopped him. "My lord, this is a different time than in the past, you can't go." Zhou Zong also said that he couldn't go, but Xu Zhihe insisted on going.

"Mrs. Xu regards me as her own, if I don't go to the funeral, won't I let the world laugh. In addition, I also want to take this opportunity to find out the movements of Jinling. Xu Zhihe said. But Song Qiqiu and others insisted on blocking it, and Song Qiqiu said:

"My lord, I can understand your feelings, but now is not the same as when Duke Xu died. When Duke Xu died, Xu Zhixun had no military power, he couldn't help you, and Mrs. Xu was still there at the time, and he would never allow Xu Zhixun to be unfavorable to you. But now it's different, Duke Xu and Mrs. Xu have passed away, Xu Zhixun is in power, he is thinking about competing with you for power in the court, if you go, won't you fall into the net! ”

Zhou Zong also said: "Yes, Xu Zhixun, with the assistance of Xu Jie and Yan Keqiu, is seeking to fight for power with you, if you go to danger, even if Xu Zhixun doesn't treat you for the sake of his brothers, can Yan Keqiu and Xu Jie beside him let you go, those two people were driven away by you." ”

"But if I don't go, I will make the world laugh, and I will become ungrateful, disloyal and unfilial." Xu Zhihe said embarrassedly.

"My lord," Song Qiqiu said, "this is easy to do, in the name of Emperor Wu, tell Xu Zhixun that the affairs of the court and the central government are busy, and you can't take a break, and then send someone to condolence in the name of the imperial court and hold a grand funeral for Mrs. Xu. ”

"Well, let me think again!" Xu Zhihe said. Hearing that her husband was going to Jinling for a funeral, his wife Song Fujin persuaded him:

"Official, you can't go, now you and Xu Zhixun are the two pillars of Wu, both of you have military power, if you go rashly, in case Xu Zhixun is instigated by the people around him, and really detains you there, your years of hard work will be in vain, don't take this risk, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years!" Xu Zhihe has always respected Song Fujin's opinion, he feels that although his wife is a woman, her knowledge is no worse than that of a man, not to mention that what Mrs. said is also reasonable. So Xu Zhihe followed what Song Qiqiu said, first courtesically asked Emperor Wu for instructions, and then sent someone to Jinling in the name of Emperor Wu to bring Xu Zhixun's condolences to Emperor Wu and himself.

Xu Zhixun was very disappointed, because he had already decided to detain Xu Zhihe as soon as he arrived, which was Yan Keqiu and Xu Jue's suggestion, but Xu Zhihe did not come to Jinling, and Xu Jue and Yan Keqiu both felt that they had lost a great opportunity. Although Yan Keqiu didn't have much hatred for Xu Zhihe, he was loyal to Xu Wen, and Xu Wen gave Xu Zhixun his loyalty when Xu Wen was gone; And Xu Jue has hatred for Xu Zhihe, it was Xu Zhihe who swept him out of the house at the beginning, if it weren't for Xu Wen himself who didn't know where to settle now, he wanted to repay Xu Wen's kindness and vent evil anger for himself, so both of them hoped that Xu Zhixun could replace Xu Zhihe.

However, Xu Jie is a very cunning person, he lost this opportunity, he felt that Xu Zhixun would not have a chance to hold Xu Zhihe in the future, and after being by Xu Zhixun's side for a long time, he found that whether it was in terms of ability, courage, means, pattern, or people's hearts, Xu Zhixun was completely defeated by Xu Zhihe, and he expected Xu Zhixun's failure to be inevitable. So he gave full play to his ability to be good at slapping horses, and took the initiative to find Song Qiqiu and wanted to defect to Xu Zhihe. He told Song Qiqiu that Xu Zhixun seemed to be capable, but in fact, he was unambitious, self-serving, short-sighted, mean-spirited, and it was a matter of time before he failed. Song Qiqiu was also willing to help Xu Jue deliver this word, which could not only buy a person, but also invite a merit in front of Xu Zhihe. In this way, Xu Jue did things for Xu Zhixun on the surface, but secretly told Xu Zhihe everything about his master, but it was a pity that Xu Zhixun hid an inside line of his opponent around him, but he didn't know it.

Two

Half a year after Mrs. Xu's death, Xu Zhihe, under the advice of Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong and others, took advantage of Xu Zhixun's low prestige, small credit, and uneven people's hearts to take the initiative to attack Xu Zhixun, because at this time it was beneficial to Xu Zhihe to solve the contradiction between the two, and it had little impact on the court situation. So Xu Zhihe questioned Xu Zhixun in the name of Emperor Wu Yang Pu, "Why did you privately receive the items of Qian Miao, the king of Wuyue, which were exclusively for the emperor, could it be that there were two hearts?" Xu Zhixun was very worried when he found out, because he knew that it was not the time for a showdown with Xu Zhihe, and now he had to unite Emperor Wu and use Emperor Wu to contain Xu Zhihe, so he decided to go to Guangling to explain the matter to the emperor in person, but Yan Keqiu stopped:

"Second son", Yan Keqiu still habitually called Xu Zhixun's second son, "This is very likely to be Xu Zhihe's conspiracy, don't be fooled." ”

"Hmph, what if it's his conspiracy? Anyway, I'm going to explain to the emperor, even if there is no such thing, it is justifiable for me, as Jinling Yin and the general of the auxiliary state, to see Emperor Wu, and he Xu Zhihe can do to me. ”

"Xu Zhihe is ambitious, he is clearly luring you into the bait, why do you want to fall into the net? Childe forgot, when Mrs. Xu died of illness, didn't you also want Xu Zhihe to come to Jinling for the funeral, and then take the opportunity to detain him? He didn't come after all, why? It's because he's afraid of being detained by you, and now Xu Zhihe is concocting it in the same way and wants to catch you for the bait! ”

"I inherited my father's official position, and Wu Guo knows it from top to bottom, so he Xu Zhihe doesn't dare to kill me in broad daylight."

"Xu Zhihe has already controlled the court situation, and many of the people in the court are his people, besides, with my understanding of the emperor, he won't pay attention to this kind of thing at all, so how can he question you?"

Zhou Tingwang also persuaded on the side, "Yes, my lord, Lord Yan is reasonable, it is better to be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, don't be lucky!" But Xu Zhixun had already made up his mind, and he still decided to see Yang Pu. Xu Jue didn't say anything on the side, this cunning guy knew very well in his heart that this was the case. Yan Keqiu and Zhou Tingwang wanted to continue to dissuade them, but Xu Zhixun became a little impatient.

"That's enough," he raised his voice and said, "You always say that I'm not as good as Xu Zhihe, that's not as good as Xu Zhihe, I want to see what he can do to me?" After hearing this, everyone stopped talking, and Yan Keqiu just shook his head helplessly.

Xu Zhixun set off for Guangling in the end, just in case, he still asked Zhou Tingwang to bring some more soldiers, although he didn't care, but he didn't think that what Yan Keqiu and Zhou Tingwang said was unreasonable. When Xu Zhixun arrived in Guangling, someone answered outside the city gate, saying that Emperor Wu had an order that external generals could not bring troops into the city, and they had to wait outside the city. But Xu Zhixun didn't see Emperor Wu, but saw Xu Zhihe, and when he saw Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhihe said politely:

"Brother Xian, don't come to harm!"

"The emperor summoned me, I don't know where the emperor is now?"

"Oh, the weather is good today, the emperor went hunting early in the morning, let me take care of it all." Hearing Xu Zhihe's words, Xu Zhixun realized that he had made a huge mistake, and he became nervous, but he immediately pretended to be calm and said slowly:

"When will the emperor return to the court?"

"The emperor didn't say it, and I don't have the right to ask as a courtier!"

"Which one did the emperor sing? Since you have summoned me and you have not seen me, could it be that someone has falsely passed on the edict? This man is too bold. ”

"Brother Xian, don't worry, the edict is true, I already said it just now, and now the emperor has full authority to let me deal with it." Xu Zhihe's voice was originally loud and heavy, with a sense of majesty, coupled with a group of heavily armed soldiers behind him, Xu Zhixun knew that he had fallen for Xu Zhihe, he felt that it was even more detrimental to his face, and he regretted not listening to Yan Keqiu's words, and he suddenly became angry.

"Xu Zhihe," Xu Zhixun deliberately raised his voice too high, "I am Jinling Yin, I am only responsible for the emperor, since the emperor has gone hunting, then I will not bother and leave." ”

"Where are you going?" Xu Zhihe's polite tone was stern, and it seemed to be an order, as soon as his words fell, a row of soldiers behind him formed a half-arc to surround Xu Zhixun and the others.

"Xu Zhihe, what do you want to do," Xu Zhixun shouted, and at the same time, the soldiers all drew their swords to protect him behind him, and a tense situation formed on both sides.

"If you come, you will be safe, I want to invite my younger brother to my house to reminisce about the old days, and when the emperor returns to the court, it is not too late for the virtuous brother to meet the emperor again."

"Well, thank you, farewell." After Xu Zhixun finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Come on, please Auxiliary General!" As soon as Xu Zhihe gave an order, the soldiers rushed up and wanted to forcibly take Xu Zhixun away, but Xu Zhixun's guards saw that the other party's people rushed up and resisted desperately, and the two sides became one. Xu Zhixun took Zhou Tingwang and a few guards into the city, and they were in a weak position, so they retreated while fighting, but there were casualties on both sides.

"Protect your lordship!"

"My lord, get out of the city!"

"Get out of the city and find help!"

Xu Zhixun's people shouted while fighting, especially Zhou Tingwang, who was the most brave, slashing left and right, and protecting Xu Zhixun to the death. Several of Xu Zhixun's guards have been killed, and Zhou Tingwang seems to be getting braver and braver, seeing this scene Ma Renyu made a move, he rushed over and directly aimed at Zhou Tingwang and stabbed and poked, Zhou Tingwang was not ambiguous, the two fought together, and finally Ma Renyu was more skilled, Zhou Tingwang was killed, seeing Zhou Tingwang being killed, Xu Zhixun was scared, he roared angrily:

"Xu Zhihe, you are an ungrateful villain who will take revenge, because my mother has always treated you as her own son, but I didn't expect to raise a white-eyed wolf, a white-eyed wolf ......" Xu Zhihe was most afraid of hearing such words, Xu Zhixun hit his sore spot at once, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, was silent for a moment, and then slowly walked in front of Xu Zhixun.

"Brother! My father's and mother's nurturing grace to me, I will never forget it. I am different from you, you have had no worries about food and clothing since you were a child, you have never suffered hardship, you don't know the taste of hunger, and you don't know how your mother felt when she was starved to death. My brother has had an ambition since he was a child, that is, one day he wants to make the world free of wars, suffering, and orphans, and to let the people of the world live a stable and peaceful life, and not wander like I did when I was a child, so I can only wronged my brother first, but you can rest assured, my brother will never hurt you. ”

"Hmph, don't pretend, you are too ambitious, you will never be satisfied, Dad brought you up step by step, but he never satisfied your appetite, and dared to say that it was for the world." Xu Zhixun still said in an atmospheric manner.

"The soldiers outside the city have been controlled since you entered the city, don't think about them." Xu Zhihe said. When Xu Zhixun heard that the people outside the city were controlled by Xu Zhihe, he shouted angrily:

"Xu Zhihe, you ......"

"Come on, take the general back." Xu Zhihe shouted at the people behind him. Xu Zhihe didn't bother to talk to Xu Zhihe anymore, because he couldn't escape at this moment. Helplessly, Xu Zhixun had no capital to resist, so he could only be obediently taken away by Xu Zhihe's people. Xu Zhixun never dreamed that his risky action would give him no chance to return to Jinling, ruining his good future, and Xu Zhixun's political immaturity can be seen.

Soon, Xu Zhihe sent someone to take over the garrison and administrative power of Jinling in the name of the emperor, and from then on, the military and political power of the entire Wu State completely fell into the hands of Xu Zhihe alone. Xu Wen didn't expect that after only a few years of hard work after his death, his adopted son became a copy of himself, deducing his own history, but what he didn't expect was that this adopted son also completed what he wanted to do but did not do in his lifetime, and achieved comprehensive transcendence.