Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Game

Seeing that Song Xunwen had a solution, King Wei was surprised and said:

"Oh? Tell me about it. ”

After speaking, he raised his hand and asked Song Xunwen to stand up.

The two came to the house together, King Wei sat down first, and when he looked up, Song Xunwen stood solemnly, not daring to sit down, and saw him being kicked in the swollen cheek by himself, he felt guilty, sighed, and said:

"You can sit down too."

Song Xunwen sat down in response.

King Wei looked apologetic, looked at Song Xunwen and said:

"You also know that too many things have happened in the past few days, and none of them have made this king feel comfortable, and this king is impatient, so are you still in pain?"

Song Xunwen shook his head and replied respectfully:

"Lord Wang, the subordinates are fine, and the subordinates are incompetent."

After speaking, he raised his head, looked at King Wei, and said:

"There is a way to raise food and grass for subordinates, but there are some risks"

King Wei frowned and said:

"There are no outsiders here, you have followed me for many years, why are you still so restrained, if you have something to say, it doesn't hurt, why bother to spit out, just say it, now that Liu Xiu has arrived in the council hall, you can't let him wait for a long time, you and I will have to go over later."

Song Xunwen nodded and immediately replied:

"Now the prince's secret army is temporarily scattered and stationed, located in Yunzhou, Dingbian, and Lianzhou, although the location of the three places is remote and extremely difficult to find, but there are many villages around, and the people's lives are also rich, so it is not as good as"

He gritted his teeth and said:

"It's better to take the generals as the leader, turn the soldiers into bandits, rob the people, so as to get through the difficulties, now the autumn harvest is coming, after surviving this period of time, when the grain is ripe, and then in the name of suppressing bandits, retreat the bandits as soldiers, and return the people to peace, so the best of both worlds."

King Wei frowned after hearing this, and was speechless by default.

Song Xunwen thought that King Wei would open his mouth to refuse, and was just about to say that he was looking for another way, but when he saw King Wei silent for a long time, he suddenly opened his mouth and said:

"Okay, just do as you say."

Song Xunwen was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, when King Wei waved his hand, stood up, and said:

"Now the situation is critical, the royal power is difficult to protect, I don't care about the lives of the people, remember, you must deal with this matter personally, you can't let Liu Mengyao do it, there must be no mistakes, especially not to cause a civil uprising, let alone a mutiny, if there is a mistake, come and see you!"

Song Xunwen then stood up, with a chill in his eyes, nodded, and replied:

"Subordinates obey!"

At this moment, the voice of the steward came from outside the door, saying:

"Lord Qiwei, His Royal Highness has been waiting in the council hall for a long time, please come over."

King Wei replied and said:

"Got it, this king will go over with General Song, and let the king stay for a while."

The steward answered.

King Wei turned around, looked at Song Xunwen, sighed, and said:

"Let's do it, we must do it without leakage, it is best to secretly eliminate the bandits in the three places first, or absorb them, and then loot in their name, and we must not let the people know that it was the guards who did it."

Song Xunwen nodded and said in a deep voice:

"Yes!"

King Wei thought for a moment, and then said:

"As for the generals and 'bandit leaders', you have to arrange them well, let them show their faces in front of the people more, try to show their arrogance and arrogance, be a competent bandit, do all kinds of evil, arouse the anger of the people, and after the problem of grain and grass is solved, arrest all of them, and put them to death in front of the people, so as to appease the people and show the king's love for the people."

Song Xunwen's heart froze, his face changed, but he didn't speak, nodded and agreed.

King Wei looked at it coldly, shook his head, and said:

"Let's go, let's go to meet Liu Xiu, see what means he used to kill the two powerful ministers of the kingdom at the same time, and what kind of calculation he made when he came to the king's mansion early in the morning!"

After speaking, he strode out, Song Xunwen frowned and followed.

Liu Xiu had been waiting in the hall for some time, and he stood in front of the window without hurry, looking at the boundless blue sky outside the window.

Today's sky is sunny, the sun is warm, and there are no clouds, but occasionally a cool breeze hangs up, which makes him shiver subconsciously.

Just like his mood and circumstances at the moment.

I don't know how long it took, the guards and maids outside the door suddenly shouted in unison:

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Wei!"

Wei Wang's voice immediately sounded:

"No courtesy."

After that, I saw King Wei push the door in, and Song Xunwen followed.

As soon as he saw Liu Xiu, Song Xunwen bent down and saluted, and King Wei also looked kind, and the two said at the same time:

"I've seen Your Highness."

Liu Xiu hurriedly walked over, responded warmly, the three of them greeted each other politely, Liu Xiu gave a message of condolences to the princess, persuaded the king to mourn, and sighed before coming to the table, sitting down in priority and secondary, and a maid had already served tea.

After the maid finished serving tea, King Wei waved his hand, and everyone responded in unison, bowed down, and closed the door.

After a while, King Wei casually picked up the teacup, took a sip, no longer polite, looked at Liu Xiu and asked directly:

"Your Highness, I heard that Yin Liu Zhengyun of Dongping Mansion reported to you that Chen Fuxin and Sun Zhengwu were found and died at the same time, is this serious?"

Liu Xiu's face was solemn, he sighed, and said:

"Yes, that's what I'm here for."

After that, I told you in detail what happened last night.

After the words fell, all three of them fell silent, and although the sky was getting brighter and the sun was shining outside, there was a chill in the room.

Song Xunwen sat there, and suddenly felt a little unable to see the faces of the two of them, and felt a kind of plausibility, as if he even had a strong sense of strangeness to King Wei, who had followed him for several years.

After a while, King Wei seemed to wake up from the huge shock, and said in a deep voice:

"Liu Fuyin has a close relationship with His Royal Highness, so he actually reported to you first."

Hearing King Wei's words, the light in Song Xunwen's eyes suddenly dimmed.

Today's King Wei, after the death of the princess, seems to have suddenly lost his previous calm and strategy, misbehaved, and lost his words, even he knows that Liu Zhengyun should not be held accountable at this moment, but should first consider the prime minister and the commander of the camp, so as not to be robbed of the opportunity by Liu Xiu!

Liu Xiu was about to answer, but suddenly found that there was something strange in Song Xunwen's eyes on the other side, and he seemed to be a little lonely, his heart moved, and he nodded secretly, but there was no change on his face, and he said to King Wei:

"The prince has always gone to bed early, late at night, Lord Liu is afraid of disturbing the prince's rest, so he doesn't dare to disturb it, so he will report to me first, after all, this matter is very important, and it is not for him to deal with it, he behaves in a panic, and in a hurry, he reports overnight, and he can't be blamed, but,"

Liu Xiu paused, seeing that King Wei had changed color, and seemed to be quite dissatisfied with his explanation.

He didn't care, and said:

"Chen Xiang and General Sun are both literate and martial, they are the humerus of the country, and if an accident occurs at the same time, it will inevitably cause political turmoil.

After speaking, he paused, thought for a moment in his heart, and spoke before King Wei:

"I have two candidates, both of whom are veterans of the country, loyal and useful."

Wei Wang and Sun Zhengwu's faces changed at the same time, they thought that Liu Xiu would make a move, and even intervene in the candidates recommended by Wei Wang, but they didn't expect him to directly nominate himself.

The look of vigilance in King Wei's eyes flashed, and instead of being angry, he laughed, and said:

"Oh? It seems that His Royal Highness is quite familiar with the political situation in Dongping, and it is difficult for His Highness to work hard, and he might as well speak out and listen, if it is feasible, this king will use the two of them! ”

After speaking, he glanced at Song Xunwen, saw that he was absent-minded, frowned, and said:

"What does General Song think?"

Song Xunwen's body trembled, nodded hurriedly, and replied:

"Yes, yes, what the prince said is very true!"

A cold light flashed in King Wei's eyes, and he didn't speak, but he looked very displeased.

Liu Xiu's hand under the table was subconsciously clenched, but there was no expression on his face, he smiled slightly, and said:

"Wei Guo is called an imperial vassal, but he has a lot of authority, not only does he not use tiger talismans to transfer troops, but even the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister only needs to submit a statement to his father afterwards, and his father generally does not refuse to allow it. Therefore, I am just recommending candidates for the prince's reference, after all, my familiarity with the ministers of the Wei Dynasty is far less than that of the Wei Wangye. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of King Wei's mouth, and he said:

"Even Liu Fuyin came to you in advance, and which of the ministers of the country is unknown to His Royal Highness."

He waved his hand and said coldly:

"Your Highness said that who to recommend to replace is not a small matter, and this king should consider it carefully and make a decision as soon as possible."

Liu Xiu nodded and said:

"Although I am in Luojing, I have a lot of feelings for Dongping, so I have always paid attention to it, especially on festivals, King Wei has a chapter to present, saying that the ministers are expressed xiàn, so that the courtiers of Dongping also have an understanding.

After some consideration, I think that Lang Shunyi, the squire, is loyal and diligent, has the talent to assist the country, and this person has been an official for many years, has outstanding political achievements, and has a good reputation, so he can succeed the post of prime minister.

On the kingdom. General Zhao Qiankun, with outstanding military achievements, outstanding military achievements, rigorous management of the army, and general soldiers, can take over the post of commander of the camp, I don't know what Lord Wei wants? ”

Before King Wei could answer, he saw Song Xunwen's face change on the side, Lang Shunyi and Zhao Qiankun are old ministers of the kingdom, who have been in power for decades, and can be called the two oldest ministers with the oldest qualifications to defend the country.

Now that the situation is chaotic, Chen Xiang and Sun Zhengwu both died for a woman, and it is the best choice to let the two elders go out of the mountain to stabilize the situation and buffer the situation, as a transition of power.

However, when these two people came out of Liu Xiu's mouth, the meaning changed.

Once these two people are used by Liu Xiu, Wei Guo will almost go into Liu Xiu's pocket, which Wei Wang will never accept.

His mind was racing in his heart, but he couldn't think of a suitable person to refute.

King Wei thought the same thing in his heart.

At this moment, his face was angry, trying his best to control his feelings, his hands were clenched into fists, his face was red, and he seemed to have some difficulty even breathing.

After a while, he sneered and replied:

"His Royal Highness seems to be quite familiar with Lang Shunyi and Zhao Qiankun?"

A trace of uncertainty flashed in Liu Xiu's eyes, as if he had the intention of dodging, and coughed lightly:

"The name of the second elder is widely spread in the imperial capital Luojing, and even my father knows about them, I am not a lonely person, how can I not know."

King Wei saw Liu Xiu's expression and movements in his eyes, frowned, and said coldly:

"These two people are too old to bear such a heavy responsibility!" ――

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