Xie Xianzhi was dumbfounded.

It's no wonder that he reacted like this, but Xie Mulin's inference was too wildly. They were obviously discussing the lawsuit against their father Xie Pu who was falsely accused, but now they suddenly turned to the succession. Xie Xianzhi, a young boy whose brain hole is not big enough, couldn't keep up with his cousin's train of thought at all.

But when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel that Xie Mulin's words were not unreasonable.

Yes, Xie Pu is only the prefect of Kaizhou, and if he wants to be greedy for the silver of the river workers, he can only be greedy for the share of Kaizhou. But Kaizhou only got 28,000 taels of silver, Xie Pu not only was not greedy, but also paid 50,000 taels to repair the embankment, so the Yellow River embankment in Kaizhou was very stable, and there was no danger when the Yellow River flood occurred last year. This is also the reason why Xie Pu can be appreciated by the current emperor and promoted to Beijing exceptionally. Therefore, it is impossible for Xie Pu to be greedy for Kaizhou's share of river silver.

So how can the prefect of a place attack the river workers and silver of the river yamen? How did the river officials tolerate him doing this?

Anyone with a heart can easily draw an inference: Xie Pu is a son of a merchant and a scholar from a poor family, and the only thing that can deter everyone is the identity of the son-in-law of the Cao family and the emperor's brother-in-law. Because he still has the Cao family behind him, and the Cao family has a queen and a prince, it is possible for the river channel yamen to be afraid of him and obediently hand over the silver to him.

But once this inference is made public, Xie Pu is certainly unforgivable, how will the world view the Cao family, Queen Cao, and even the prince of the East Palace behind him? Before ascending the throne, a prince who first started the river industry and silver, ignored the lives of the people on both sides of the Yellow River, and was unkind and unloving, how qualified to become the co-lord of the world? !

At this time, as long as there are people who are interested in stirring up one or two in the court and the people, it will definitely greatly damage the prestige of the middle palace and the prince, right? And the Cao family is more likely to be regarded as traitors, and they will be "Qingjun's side" at any time. When the Cao family loses power, can the queen and the prince in the palace still have a stable position?

Xie Xianzhi thought of the gossip rumors that he heard on weekdays that the emperor favored the three palaces and six courtyards and quarreled with the queen from time to time, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Although Empress Cao and the crown prince have been famous for many years, they cannot be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. There are several concubines in the palace who have princes, and there is no shortage of civil and military officials in the court who look at the Cao family's unpleasantness, and the emperor always seems to be dissatisfied with the prince, and prefers the younger sons. But the Cao family's prestige has now been greatly reduced, and the military power in their hands has also been discounted, and it is no longer the time to say everything in the army. At present, Empress Cao, the crown prince and the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion are still acting cautiously, and they have not given anyone with a chance to take advantage of the topic. But what if there was this opportunity?

Xie Xianzhi trembled slightly and raised his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and suddenly felt a little black in front of him.

He never thought that the words of his grandmother, uncles, and cousins who complained about the unhappiness in the palace when they talked and laughed on weekdays would hide a huge crisis. But everyone in the Cao family complains and complains, and how many people really take it to heart?

Xie Xianzhi couldn't help but be scared. He asked Xie Mulin in a trembling voice, "What can I do about this?" Cao Jia...... Our Family...... Is there any salvation? ”

Xie Mulin is actually just fooling people. Although her inference has a certain possibility, now she knows in her heart that Xie Pu's catastrophe was deliberately caused by the Cao family, and the Cao family will never really endanger her biggest backers, Queen Cao and the crown prince, so these words are purely scary. She deliberately said something serious, she deliberately wanted to use Xie Xianzhi to stir up the conspiracy of the Cao family, but she didn't expect to scare people like this.

She couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and said softly: "Big brother, don't be afraid, things haven't come to that point yet." ”

Xie Xianzhi calmed down a little, and wiped his sweat again: "Second sister is right. Now that my father's lawsuit has just begun, the person behind it has not yet calculated the head of the prince of the East Palace. It's still too late! ”

Xie Mulin looked at him and felt that he couldn't be too soft-hearted, as long as he didn't scare this kid out of trouble, what should he do. It's important to save people, it's even more important to save yourself, at this time, you can't tolerate any soft-heartedness, otherwise she is a sick and weak girl, where can she fight the ruthless villains?

She simply turned her heart on the side and continued: "Big brother, I don't think the person who is doing the trouble behind it should have no intention of attacking my father." Although his father is the son-in-law of the Cao family, he is an orthodox jinshi, and there is no stain on his resume. With such an excellent official, it is difficult to find flaws in him, and it is even more difficult to use him to involve the queen and the crown prince. So I think that those people should be targeting Wang Zhifu at the beginning, he is full of flaws, and he is a handle when he grabs it casually. It's just that the prefect of the king was afraid, and he hated his father and looked down on him, so he deliberately falsely accused people, wanting to drag his father into the water, confusing the court and trying to escape responsibility. ”

Xie Xianzhi was in a state of confusion just now, and now he felt that any inference from Xie Mulin was very reasonable: "That's right...... This case had nothing to do with his father from the beginning, it was the bitter lord who went to Beijing to sue and sued the prefect of the king, and he climbed to his father. That prefect Wang's talents are mediocre, his conduct is not good, his behavior is more flamboyant, and if he does any bad things, it will be spread among relatives and friends, and sooner or later something will happen! It makes sense that the person behind it would be eyeing him. And his royal family and our family are similar, they are all in-laws of the Cao family, backed by the power of the queen and the crown prince......"

He paused: "What if...... There are really people who swallow the money of the river workers...... It was more like the prefect did it. He looked up at Shermulin, "He's done this himself, so he knows where the joints are." If you want to frame your father, you will naturally frame it more realistically, so the emperor will believe it! will send someone to raid our house! ”

Xie Mulin praised his cleverness and said, "I think so too!" Governor Wang may just think that his father is similar to his backer, so he can do bad things that his father can do, so he will let his father be his scapegoat. But where can his tricks be hidden from the eyes of the princes of the court? Sooner or later, the truth will come out. At that time, the people behind it only need to spread some rumors to pull the queen and the crown prince into the water. The Wang family relied on the queen and the prince to get to where they are today, and if they don't think about reciprocating, how can they still harm the queen and the prince? As long as this matter can be solved and the conspiracy of people with intentions can be strangled to death in the cradle, it is better for the prefect of the Wang Mansion to die early and surpass his life. Anyway, he deserved it, he caused the trouble by himself, and he did it himself, what did he do to drag others down? ”

Xie Xianzhi gritted his teeth: "I just hate that I can't send a message to the outside world now, if my uncle knows......" He suddenly stopped, and his face showed hesitation, "But this matter, my mother seems to have expected it for a long time...... Uncle...... How did the Cao family deal with it? Aren't they going to save their father? ”

Xie Mulin sighed heavily, and deliberately softened his voice: "Big brother, I don't think you should complain too much about your uncle." It is not surprising that Ping Nanbo values his wife more. As for the uncle...... Do you think she really did the Lord? ”

Xie Xianzhi had a painful look on his face, but he was faintly relieved. Yes, after all, his uncle and aunt are not his father's closest relatives, so forget it, the important thing is that his mother did not deliberately harm his father, but she just couldn't help herself. Since she married into the Xie family, she has been involuntarily. But her love for her brother and sister is unquestionable.

Xie Xianzhi's young man's face showed a resolute look: "I'm afraid that the Cao family's three rooms and two mansions haven't seen the danger behind this case, and they just want to settle things as soon as possible, but I can't watch the villain's conspiracy succeed!" Not only do I have to save my father, but I also have to find a way to help the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! The orthodox lineage of the Middle Palace, the prince of the country, how can he be easily shaken?! ”

Xie Mulin showed a pleased smile: "Big brother said it well! I'm sticking with you! ”