It has been more than a month since Wei Wei tried to launch a mutiny, and Wei Feiyang could actually think of pretending to be unaware and not reacting. Although the strategy of adapting to changes with the same was forced by the situation out of desperation, the emperor could not find a reason to attack him except for the word "Zhulian". Wei Feiyang is just a sixteen-year-old boy, the sky is pitiful, I really don't know how he survived these dozens of days and nights? What special material is his steel-tough nerve made of?

Wei Feiyang's current situation and mood are too complicated and subtle, and they can never be explained in a few words, so he simply didn't say anything. Because he believes in Yang Zhi and believes that there will be a tacit understanding between their brothers that everything is unspoken.

Yang Zhi said it well, and it can be seen from the wordless letterhead that Wei Feiyang is very cautious. The natural heart that can be seen clearly is bright, but there is no worry about giving people a handle. Even if the letterhead fell into the hands of the emperor, the emperor would not be able to find trouble with anyone.

Seeing Qin Kongyun's strange expression of panic and laughter, Yang Zhi comforted him: "Second brother, aren't we thinking about the reason and discussing countermeasures?" Don't be too impatient. Now what the emperor urgently needs to rectify is a mess of a thousand things, and he is busy and can't spare his hands for a while to cook Feiyang, so he just wants to stabilize him first. And Feiyang is still watching, waiting. I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but I dare to guarantee that as long as Wei Su does not die, Feiyang will never raise an army to rebel against Xia. Feiyang is already a little breathless, and he can't help but prepare for the worst, that's true. But you can rest assured that nothing serious will happen for a while, at least not in the next month or two, and we have plenty of time to help him deal with it calmly. ”

Where Wei Feiyang goes, first of all, it is related to the major economic interests of the Qin family, and secondly, Qin Kongyun's concern for this young brother of the genius of the sky is not false. Qin Kongyun originally had an excellent cultivation, but at this moment, he said with a little annoyance: "One moment in the heavens, one moment in the eighteenth layer of hell, everything you said Even if it is as you said, do you think that one or two months is a long time?" Besides, why are you so sure? ”

Yang Zhi smiled leisurely: "Because neither the emperor nor Feiyang can afford to lose." In contrast, the emperor certainly can't afford to lose more than Feiyang. ”

"In fact, the emperor is both anxious and afraid, and Feiyang is the same. Both sides have their own fears, and no one will rush to attack unless they have to. Once the two sides completely turn their faces, the hometown of the Southern Tang Dynasty will stand up. Feiyang knew that the odds of winning were extremely small, but if he lost, he would lose hundreds of lives of the Wei clan. Even if the emperor wins, he will definitely lose his vitality, and then he may lose the entire Great Xia, if he can't even carry this point, the emperor will not be the emperor, and Feiyang will not be Feiyang. The biggest risk is that the two sides misjudge each other's true intentions in the process of testing each other, and even misfire. ”

Qin Kongyun said in a daze: "Wipe the gun and go wrong? …… What is a misfire? Although Wei Su has been convicted and imprisoned, the emperor has not done anything so far, and he still gives Feiyang a bounty and a clear reward. The reduction of 70,000 troops was handed over to Geng Jin, which was not only intended for Wu Yue, but also for the hundreds of thousands of troops of King Ning in Suizhou, and put on a favorable situation for Southern Chu to press the border at the same time on the eastern and western fronts. If it is just to prevent flying, you can find a high-sounding reason to cut his military power to the end, why not leave him 30,000 horses without embarrassment? According to Feiyang's mind and strategy, can't you see the emperor's leniency? ”

"Secondly, Wei Su is known for his loyalty, and the emperor and you and I both know in our hearts that he intends to help the prince ascend the throne in advance, aiming to temporarily stop the expedition in Great Xia and rest with the people, and has no right to be selfish. Feiyang is the only son of Weisu, who has been exposed to it since he was a child, and has been taught by his father's words and deeds. To say that he was instigated by others to support his own army out of helplessness, then I believe it. To say that he wants to take the opportunity to establish himself as king, I will never believe it"

According to Qin Kongyun's IQ, Yang Zhi didn't think there was any need to bother with the explanation of the misfire, and said with a smile: "Second brother, Ling Zun has been dealing with the emperor for more than 20 years, what is it like, you might as well have an in-depth discussion with Ling Zun in your spare time." Every time the emperor is short of money, your father and son have to run all over the world like a dead old man, isn't the understanding not deep enough? How can you still be so naïve? Or is it so entangled? ”

"To tell you the truth, I am very pleased that Feiyang can have the idea of becoming a king on his own. Because he was trained by me, this alone is enough to prove that Feiyang is much more clever than him Lao Tzu Wei Su."

"Don't forget that now is a time of strife and turmoil in many countries, to put it mildly, there will be no seeds, and those who are capable deserve it, and how can the emperor not be like this? To put it rudely, who the dictates which one the world has to be? The most important, simplest, and most basic rule in troubled times is to ensure survival. In the face of the word survival, what loyalty, filial piety, martyrdom, benevolence, righteousness and morality are nonsense that is not worth mentioning. ”

"Second brother, you still haven't thought clearly: I have no grievances with Zhao Tianyang, why should I detain him with a big black cauldron after shooting him? Why did the emperor nod and admit without even half a fart? Since ancient times, as long as the imperial power and the imperial throne are fundamentally threatened, no matter how great and noble your reasons for rebellion are, which emperor will remember how to write the words generosity and benevolence? Even if the crown prince is the emperor's own son, do you think the emperor doesn't want his life? Do you think the emperor doesn't want to kill Wei Su? Do you think the emperor doesn't want to cut the flying military power to the end? It's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't dare."

After a pause, he stared at Qin Kongyun, who looked stunned, and asked, "Let me ask you a sentence of heart-wrenching between our brothers: If it is placed in a peaceful and prosperous era where the world is unified and the imperial power is stable, will the emperor tolerate your Qin clan?" Will you be able to tolerate me? ”

A slight cold sweat faintly broke out on Qin Kongyun's forehead: "That...... This....... ”

Yang Zhi sneered: "Although the emperor wishes that he would gather the power of the world in one body, he will never hope and will never tolerate the other royal families surnamed Zhao being too powerful. Otherwise, he is not a master of great talent, but a doll in the hands of others, a puppet in the storm. King Fu is the emperor's only brother-in-law, so what? How long has my brother been the emperor, and my younger brother has been honestly staying aside and playing for as long as he has been playing."

"Zhao Tianyang died unably, offending the Zhao royal family of Great Xia, and the emperor was the one who occupied an absolutely powerful position among them. In other words, it was nothing more than offending the emperor himself. Whether he cares or not, only he knows. The death of a Zhao Tianyang is nothing more than an innocuous disease of ringworm and scabies. If the crown prince is given to death, it will offend the old powerful forces in Jincheng and Guanzhong, and it may shake the foundation on which Great Xia relied to establish the country. You also know that Wei Su is quite virtuous in the government and the opposition and the army, if you want to wipe out the Wei clan, it will make countless small people sigh, and it will make thousands of soldiers from Wei Su's door disheartened, and what will shake is the hearts of the people, the army, and the country, which is the real pain of the skin."

"Second brother, do you know that there is a saying that thunder and rain and dew are all Jun'en? In other words, no matter what the emperor does, he will always be right. As long as you are not hopelessly stupid, you know in your heart that this is really bullshit bandit logic. Bounty Bestow? Explicit Commendation? As long as the emperor is willing, he can find any reason, and he can take back all the flying military power in one sentence? Unless the emperor treats the whole world as a fool, he can not only temporarily stabilize his flying, but also show his generosity in rewarding and punishing clearly, and can also settle and buy the hearts of the people and the soldiers of the military guard. Such a good thing of killing three birds with one stone, and it doesn't cost too much money, why not? ”

It is rare for Yang Zhi to vomit the depression in his heart these days like today, and he feels quite happy. Speaking of this in one breath, he couldn't help but sigh faintly: "What the emperor is most afraid of now is a mess of the Great Xia, and his decades of hard work will be wasted in an instant. To put it bluntly, the truth is no different from doing business and making money. The lesser of two evils, in order to obtain the greatest benefits for himself, he does not hesitate to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, has a far-sighted long-term vision, has a sober mind to distinguish the situation in a timely manner, and has a mind that can endure what others can't bear. To be honest, I actually admire the emperor very much. ”

"Speaking of supporting the army and self-respect, at present, Zhao Dang, the king of Ning, and Geng Jin, the general of Wuwei, have two hundred battle divisions, accounting for more than sixty percent of the entire army in Great Xia. Who can support the two of them? If Geng Jin was not loyal to the emperor, and most of the generals under his account were probably not Geng's descendants, otherwise the emperor would definitely not be so relieved to hand over hundreds of thousands of troops to him. After the destruction of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor made an exception to reward and reuse Feiyang, which included the implication of cutting power to contain Geng Jin. ”

"The emperor is the emperor after all, and he has the dignity and face of the emperor. He's watching, he's waiting. He was looking at Feiyang's open-mindedness, waiting for King Ning to return to Beijing as scheduled to report on his work, and waiting for Feiyang to take the initiative to submit his resignation. As long as King Ning returns to Chang'an, the hundreds of thousands of Xia troops on the front line of Suizhou will be leaderless, and most of the big stones in the emperor's heart will be dropped. Even if Feiyang dares to take risks, he can immediately order Geng Jin to wave his army to quell the rebellion, and the situation is still within the controllable range. ”

Qin Kongyun said confusedly, "What do you mean...... As long as Feiyang takes the initiative to submit a petition to dismiss the military power, can this crisis be resolved? ”

Yang Zhi slowly shook his head and sighed: "Feiyang's music is not easy to write, as you said, after all, he is only a sixteen-year-old child, and he is in the middle of the situation, some things are difficult to calm down, like you and me, think clearly, see thoroughly." ”

In Qin Kongyun's opinion, Yang Zhi's heartfelt exclamation was quite funny: Have you forgotten your Guigeng this year? Thinking that you had 20,000 taels of silver for the goods, you dared to justifiably slander me for 120,000 taels, aren't you also worthy of being eighteen? Your scheming was already spicy by then.

Yang Zhi continued: "...... Put yourself in Feiyang's position, this matter does have an extremely contradictory dead knot. Before the case of the prince's rebellion was concluded, Wei Su and the Wei family were still unpredictable. If you had resigned and returned to Beijing before, wouldn't it be tantamount to sending meat to the chopping board? Staying in Jinling without knowing it was a deterrent for the emperor to throw a rat trap. In case of a complete face-to-face with the emperor, there is still a little bit of capital and confidence to fight. ”

"Even if the emperor announces that the world will deal with Wei Su lightly, Feiyang will not be completely unconcerned. Since he asked to be relieved of his military power and returned to Chang'an, he has no support, just like a tiger falling into the shallows of Pingyang Long. When the time comes, the old few people of the clan will pinch the hundreds of small lives in the hands of others, and they will not let the emperor be happy when they are rounded and flattened? Even if you don't die, you have to peel off your skin, and the life of a family must be very difficult. Besides, at the age of only 16, he became a commander of the army, how ambitious and high-spirited he was? Fell from the peak to the bottom overnight, and became a sinner idler who could not live in fear, how can you make him willing? ”

"In today's situation, if I expected it to be correct, Feiyang would definitely think that no matter whether the case of the prince's rebellion is concluded or not, as long as King Ning steps into Chang'an, the emperor will have a thousand reasons to call Feiyang back to Beijing. Feiyang was called, as long as he entered Chang'an, he couldn't help it. If Feiyang is not called, he can immediately sit on the charge that Wei's father and son have long been dissenting. The emperor could have continued to issue orders and proclaim, while stepping up the deployment of troops and horses to besiege Jinling. Once it is ready, a holy decree can be announced in the world, he Wei Feiyang is an out-and-out traitor and thief, so that whether it is morally or militarily, the emperor has firmly grasped the initiative, if the emperor comes to such a hand, do you say that Feiyang is called or not? ”

Yang Zhi said with a sad face: "At the beginning, I have taught Feiyang many times that you must ensure your own interests in case of trouble, and strive to be resourceful and decisive. Anyway, he is ready to turn his face, and he will never support his troops without embarrassment and self-respect, and let himself fall into passivity in an all-round way. I am afraid that the day when the emperor's decree to summon him back to Beijing arrives in Jinling, it will be the time when he preaches and denounces the emperor for not establishing himself as king."

"And the stakes are big, and it is difficult to decide. That's why he sent this wordless letterhead. ”

Qin Kongyun was silent for a moment, and became more and more worried: "Is there really no better way to do both?" ”

Yang Zhichang sighed and said: "It's not that there is no way, but I don't know if Feiyang believes me or not, and whether he will listen to it or not." Did you inform my eldest brother about the wordless letterhead? Don't be in a hurry at this time, wait for the old Xu Sanchao to listen to what he has to say, and then think about it."