One

After some hard work and painstaking management, Xu Zhihe gradually established his prestige in the court, and gradually cultivated a group of his own people, such as Song Qiqiu and Wang Lingmou's advisers, Zhou Zong, Ma Renyu's henchmen, and Sun Ji and Chang Mengxi's guests, all of whom are people with real talent and learning. Xu Zhihe valued them very much and often discussed state affairs with them. Xu Zhihe's discipline and constitutionality are carried out at the same time, the decrees of the DPRK and China are unimpeded, and the people's hearts are stable, although Xu Wen manages the country's affairs remotely, but the people's hearts are slowly moving closer to Xu Zhihe, which Xu Wen did not expect.

As Xu Zhihe's prestige and popularity in the DPRK became higher and higher, he gradually attracted the attention of Jinling, especially Xu Jue. Xu Jue is now the Sima of the Jinling Marching Army, this person is good at figuring out the thoughts of his superiors, and likes to do some things that are difficult to do in the camp, Xu Zhihe does not like this kind of person, and he has not been promoted when he was in Guangling, and later drove him out of Guangling. But Xu Wen felt that this person was good at handling interpersonal affairs, so he brought him to Jinling, so Xu Jue had a grudge against Xu Zhihe. Xu Jue told Xu Wen to beware of Xu Zhihe, and he said to Xu Wen:

"Xu Gong, Xu Zhihe is light on wealth and righteousness, recruiting talents, and giving favors, so I have to guard against it!"

"You're saying he has two hearts?" Xu Wen asked Xu Jue.

"Gong Xu," Xu Jue stepped forward and said, "Xu Zhihe is talented, he will definitely not be satisfied with the status quo." Now he is just forced by your power and does not dare to show his head, once he gains power in the future, he will inevitably be exposed. And there are already a lot of capable ministers and strategists around him, and he is obviously planning for the long term! ”

"There are some people around him, and this old man already knows that this alone does not prove that He'er has two hearts. Besides, over the years, he has been dedicated and loyal, and he has not overstepped the rules! ”

"Gong Xu," Xu Jue was a little anxious, "Xu Zhihe is obedient to you on the surface, but he is by no means an honest person, nor is he a simple person, the more he is like this, the more it shows that he has a ghost in his heart." He is actually forbearance now, and he is secretly Chen Cang! ”

Xu Wen was most afraid of hearing such words, because he was also conflicted in his heart, and he had always been in a tangled emotion with Xu Zhihe. Thinking of the poem Xu Zhihe wrote when he was a child, Xu Wen concluded that he was a person with great ambitions, coupled with his outstanding ability, Xu Wen knew that one day he would fly high. Xu Wen has also been secretly observing him all these years, hoping that his heart is towards himself, after all, he is his adopted son, Xu Wen is unwilling to think about the bad side, and often convinces himself that Xu Zhihe is trustworthy by asking and answering himself. Yan Keqiu reminded him before, and now what Xu Jue said is not unreasonable, if he is really forbearing, then ......, Xu Wen is reluctant to think further, he didn't speak but paced, Xu Jue looked at Xu Wen hesitating, so he added another sentence.

"Gong Xu, several sons are already adults, don't you make a mistake and hate it for eternity!" Xu Jue said this skillfully, not only persuading Xu Wen, but also reminding Xu Wen that he had several sons.

"Then who can replace He'er?" Xu Wen asked Xu Jue.

"Gong Xu, after a few years of experience, the second son is already competent, and no one is as good as his son." Hearing Xu Jue directly say that Xu Zhixun could do it, Xu Wen was secretly happy in his heart. Although he has the right to appoint Xu Zhixun to replace Xu Zhihe, the words feel different when they come out of other people's mouths, especially when outsiders praise their son in person, which is what any parent likes to hear.

"Well, Zhiwen has really grown a lot in the past few years, and he can't always rely on his father's protection, it's time to give him some burden and take some responsibility, and he will become a talent early if he is under pressure!" Xu Wen said with a smile on his face.

Two

Xu Wen finally made up his mind to replace Xu Zhihe with Xu Zhixun, Xu Jue was a little happy in his heart, because his opinion was adopted by Xu Wen, proving that he was still valuable in Xu Wen, and he borrowed Xu Wen's hand to command Xu Zhihe's army, which was regarded as a breath of relief.

But this news was overheard by the old housekeeper surnamed Zhou in Xu Wen's mansion. Steward Zhou is the old man of Xu's Mansion, Xu Zhihe used to be very close to him when he was in the mansion, one is the adopted son of Xu's Mansion, and the other is a single old man, maybe this is the reason, the two have a good relationship, Xu Zhihe respects Steward Zhou very much, unlike Xu Zhixun who drinks to him around, Steward Zhou is very moved and takes care of Xu Zhihe. Later, after Zhou Zong arrived in Xu's mansion, because both of them were surnamed Zhou, the two of them got along like father and son. After Steward Zhou learned that Xu Wen was going to replace Xu Zhihe with Xu Zhixun, he didn't understand the power, but he just felt that Xu Zhihe might be going to become an official elsewhere, so he should let him know as soon as possible, so that he could be prepared. So he asked a trustworthy young man to go to Guangling and tell Xu Zhihe. Xu Zhihe was shocked when he heard this, but his face immediately regained his calm, and he asked the young man:

"Steward Zhou, is he okay?"

"Back to adults, Steward Zhou is very good, and he often talks about you, my lord."

"Has anyone been in and out of the house a lot lately?"

"Back to my lord, there are many people coming in and out of the house every day, but Lord Xu Jue has been going a lot in recent times, and sometimes he leaves very late." As soon as he heard Xu Jue's name, Xu Zhihe understood what was going on.

"Okay, I know, you go back first, and tell Steward Zhou to take care of your body." After the young man left, Xu Zhihe thought alone, this matter was obviously inseparable from Xu Jue, and what he was worried about still happened. Xu Zhihe knows Xu Wen too well, from dealing with Yang Wu, Zhang Hao, to Li Yu, and then to Zhu Jin, all vivid examples show that his adoptive father is a person who either doesn't do it, but does it cleanly and thoroughly, and is ruthless. The adoptive father is a suspicious person, if he doubts himself, the next life will be difficult, he does not have the strength to control the situation now, he must eliminate his adoptive father's suspicion of himself as soon as possible, so he found Song Qiqiu.

Xu Zhihe told Song Qiqiu the news he had just gotten, and Song Qiqiu was also shocked when he heard it, because this was not good news, indicating that Xu Wen began to suspect Xu Zhihe, Song Qiqiu pondered and asked:

"My lord, is the news true?"

"It should be true, Steward Zhou of the Xu Mansion is honest and loyal, he told me." Xu Zhihe said.

"At the beginning, I told adults that we must be cautious and patient, and Taoguang is obscure, so that we can have the opportunity to accumulate our strength and avoid exposing ourselves too early so as not to become the target of others, and now this other person is not someone else, it is precisely the most unworthy Xu Gong!"

"It's come to this, what can I do?" Xu Zhihe asked anxiously.

"My lord," Song Qiqiu said, "Your Excellency, don't panic, in my opinion, Gong Xu may not know that you got the news in advance, so the initiative is still on the side of the adult." My lord, now you can only avoid its edge, show your honest attitude, and take the initiative to lower your posture, hoping to resolve Xu Gong's suspicion of you. ”

"What do you think, sir?"

"My lord, take the initiative to ask Duke Xu to be released and leave Guangling to serve in other places, first, to show Duke Xu that you are not obsessed with power and have no intention of controlling the situation, and secondly, to explain to Duke Xu that you are by the side of King Wu for the public and not for selfishness."

"Well, sir's words are very good, don't hide it, sir, I had this idea in my head before you came just now. Since my husband and I have the same idea, I will now write a letter to my adoptive father. ”

"Don't worry, sir." Song Qiqiu wanted to say something and stopped again.

Seeing this, Xu Zhihe asked, "Mr. has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"My lord, wait a minute, Gong Xu just has an idea now, after all, he has not yet started to implement it, the initiative is still on the adult's side, and the adult still has time to continue to think about this matter."

"Okay, then according to Mr. Say, wait a few days."