Hu Gong listened, smiled, and then said, "General, do you know what your background is?" ”

When Li Yin heard this, he opened his mouth without thinking: "This will be a martial artist!" ”

Hu Gong listened, but nodded, shook his head again, and then said, "That's right, it's not right." The general is from a martial arts background, but he is also from a northern martial arts background! ”

Li Yin listened, but he still didn't understand, so he asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Hu Gong listened, but said with a straight face: "General, don't underestimate the identity of the warriors from the North, you are a young soldier, you have been in the Northern Army, and you have only achieved the high position of the Jiangnan Festival Envoy after many meritorious deeds, you may not feel it deeply!" ”

"But if you take a closer look, you will find that no one from Jiangnan, who has been a great cadre for more than 300 years, has achieved such a high military position in moderation, why? The biggest reason is not the rejection of the Northland warriors and military nobles, the reason why I accepted your invitation is a large part of the reason for your background. ”

"And the general, you can achieve this high position in the Jiangnan Festival, which also has a lot to do with your background."

"And general, you have served in Jiangnan for many years, you may have been influenced by Jiangnan, and you think how great the power of Jiangnan is, and what you do in Jinling, you also think it is a big deal, but in the eyes of the important ministers of the court and His Majesty, it will be so good, because the court at this time is a frequent event, and what you do is not so important, general!"

"And in the hearts of His Majesty and the important ministers of the court, they will be jealous of the local forces in Jiangnan, and the place that is afraid of them is not afraid that they will rebel, but they are afraid that they will not rebel!"

Li Yin listened, nodded, and said: "That's right, if there is a rebellion, the court army will push all the way to the south of the Yangtze River, once and for all." If you don't rebel, no matter how much the local forces in Jiangnan clean up, they won't be able to clean it up! ”

"The general is right. And the general, your background as a martial artist in the north is precisely the biggest reason why you can do so many evil things in Jiangnan over the years and still get away with it until now, not that you have given so many gifts to many courtiers, nor that you can do it by uniting with the Jiangnan forces. Hu Gong said bluntly.

"If a person from Jiangnan had done so many evil things, he would have died a long time ago, and now I'm afraid that the graves will grow tall grass!"

"And what you did this time, General, can be regarded as secretly making up for your merits, but General, you will still die, but the real reason for this death will definitely not be that you led your troops to slaughter the Jinling family, but that you were corrupt and you used troops without orders and edicts!"

Li Yin listened, a little unsure, and then asked again, "Is it true?" How do I feel a little unreal? ”

Hu Gong nodded, and then spoke: "General, that's when you're alive to be tried!" If you die before you are tried, then the court will most likely skip your guilt! ”

"Really? How can such a good thing happen? I'm a little unsure! Sir, your analysis is correct. Li Yin was a little unconvinced, his eyes were wide open, and he stared straight at Hu Gong's face.

Hu Gong looked at Li Ying's appearance, he was not slow or anxious, took a sip of tea, and then said again: "The general does not have to doubt, first, the identity of the general's Beidi martial artist, the second is that the general led his troops to slaughter the Jinling family, which gave a lot of anger to the important ministers of the court who have suffered a lot over the years, and the third is the general, your daughter, now I am afraid that she has become Your Majesty's woman, Your Majesty will never let his woman be born after a sinner, if the general Your daughter has a certain status in Your Majesty's heart, you don't have to worry about what happens after death, Jinyiwei will help you deal with it, probably buried in a no-man's corner, and no one will be able to find it! ”

When Li Yin heard this, he laughed, and after a while, he spoke again: "Then what do you mean, I have to die immediately!" ”

"That's not necessary, as long as the presiding minister of the court does not arrive in Jinling, the general can live well and enjoy the last days of his life." When Hu Gong heard this, he said again.

"Then sir, tell me, what will happen to the soldiers who follow me in the end? After all, if you follow me, you don't want them to end up too badly. Li Yin listened to Hu Gong's words, and asked a little impatiently.

Hu Gong listened, pondered for a while, and then spoke again: "It is unlikely that all of them will be executed, after all, tens of thousands of soldiers, it is impossible for the court to execute all of them at once, and all the middle and senior officers who participated in this incident will be executed, because he has violated military law, and their families are afraid that they will be reduced to slaves along with low-level officers and non-commissioned officers, and the families of these soldiers are also afraid of this." ”

Li Yin listened, glanced at Hu Gong again, and then said: "That's fine, it's better to die than to live, as for the middle and senior officers, they really deserve to die!" And is this how you lived, sir? Isn't this degrading to slavery an insult? Anyway, Ben will not be able to stand it, and it is just right to die! ”

Hu Gong listened, but shook his head, and only after a long time did he speak: "General, how do you know the suffering of the small people, who have been in a high position all the year round, and they are reduced to slaves, not to harm these people, but to save them, these people are reduced to royal slaves, although their status is low, but they live better, don't you know, there are many small people in Jiangnan who want to become royal slaves!" ”

Li Yin listened, but he was speechless, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

I think back then, he was also a small citizen! It's only after constant battlefield killing that he climbed to a high position, and it's only been how many years, he forgot his origin, shouldn't be! People, you shouldn't forget your roots!

Over the years, he just forgot his roots, and he did so many evil things, and he regretted it for a while.

After a long time, Li Yin spoke again: "Yes, I have indeed forgotten my roots over the years, and I deserve such an end!" ”

After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Sir! You are a wise man, after I die, I will trouble you to take care of my daughter, I know you have a way, how? ”

Hu Gong listened, but showed a helpless expression, and then said: "General, you think too highly of me, I will soon be a slave, is there any way to help the eldest lady; As for you, the general, you are too underestimated to look down on the eldest lady, as a woman of His Majesty, she has been well-dressed and carefree all her life, and I, a slave, am afraid that I will have to take care of her! ”

Li Yin listened, but he stared at Hu Gong and didn't say a word, how could he not understand Hu Gong's words, he wanted to enjoy the benefits but didn't want to pay, how could there be such a good thing in the world.

Hu Gong couldn't stand being stared at, and after a long time, he said with some difficulty: "Don't worry, general, eldest lady... is my business. Being stared at like a wolf, Hu Gong was a little scared, so he spoke.

Li Yin listened to it, so he let him go, picked up the sword on the table again, and wiped it carefully.

……

At this time, Yanjing City was shrouded in darkness, quiet and mysterious, and thousands of lights flashed in the haze, which were in harmony with the starlight in the night, making this ancient city full of solemnity and solemnity!

And at this time, Yanjing Xie Mansion.

Xie Xiong, the former right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and his nephew Xie Yu were sitting opposite each other, and under the dim light, both of them looked sad.

Since the news of Jinling reached Yanjing, the two of them felt bad, and Xie Rong, the head of the Xie family, was killed in Jinling, and the two panicked.

Although Xie Rong is not mixed in the officialdom, as the head of the family, it is undoubtedly very important to sit in Jiangnan, take care of the inside and outside of the family, and deal with various things.

And now that Xie Rong has been killed, most of the Xie family's relationship network has been paralyzed, making the two of them sad and headaches, and the house leaks on a rainy day, Xie Xiong, the head of the Xie family's officialdom, has been dismissed again, and his power and influence have been greatly damaged, and Xie Yu is in his twenties, and he only has a name in Guozijian, which is not considered to have entered the officialdom.

And from the Prime Minister's Mansion, this time to clean up Jiangnan, the Xie family was regarded as a typical example again, and it was the object of rectification!

At this time, the situation of the Xie family in Daqian is precarious, and if you don't pay attention to it, there will be a danger of overturning, so the two of them are so worried.

Xie Xiong sat on the chair, sighed, and said: "Yu'er, this time my Xie family is at the most dangerous time, I have just been dismissed, and my eldest brother has encountered an accident again, we have to sum it up, how can we keep the Xie family?" ”

When Xie Yu heard this, his face was gloomy, and after a long time, he said: "Uncle is right, the situation of the Xie family is very bad, we have to plan for the worst." What are the uncle's plans? ”

Xie Xiong listened, but he was silent, and he breathed a long sigh of relief before he spoke: "Yu'er, the eldest brother has encountered an accident, the position of the head of the family is vacant, and most of our Xie family's relationship network has been broken, we must re-elect the head of the family so as to reorganize the power of the Xie family!" ”

Xie Yu listened, nodded, and agreed. At this moment, the Xie family really needs such a person.

Xie Xiong said again: "As the saying goes, the son inherits the father's business, and the eldest brother is gone, Yu'er, as the eldest son of the eldest brother, you should inherit the position of the head of the family, and your uncle supports you, you ......."

Before Xie Xiong finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xie Yu, Xie Yu hurriedly said: "Uncle, by all means, if it is in normal times, my nephew will not shirk, it is enough to ask myself, but at this time, the Xie family needs a respected person to serve as the head of the family, and uncle, you are just right, you have been a high-ranking official, and the Xie family is second only to your father, it is just right for you to be the head of the family, uncle must not shirk!" ”

"And at this time, my uncle is at home, and it is impossible to enter the officialdom without a period of silence, you just have time to rectify the Xie family!"

"And my nephew! It is to keep filial piety and prepare to precipitate yourself, so as to prepare for yourself to enter the officialdom! Uncle will reluctantly take over as the head of the family, and your nephew will definitely support you. ”

Xie Xiong listened, but he was silent all of a sudden, saying in his heart, he didn't want to take over the position of the head of the family, this position seems to be glorious, but it is actually a trouble at this time!

He grew up in Xie's family since he was a child, he ate Xie's food, wore Xie's clothes, and after entering the officialdom, he used an unknown amount of Xie's resources, but at the time of Xie's life and death, as a child of the world, he couldn't afford to retreat, and he couldn't retreat!