Xu Minglang was annoyed, but he was not worried about any danger he would have.

Contacting and communicating with Princess Beihu is all done by Paradigm, he is just standing on a high place, putting on a posture, so that Paradigm can see himself and know his attitude towards this matter, and he is not actually involved, let alone have any handle.

Because of the current situation of the paradigm, Xu Minglang knows very well that as long as the other party sees him, the paradigm that is so eager to curry favor with himself in order to gain a foothold in the civil official group will rush out like a hunting dog.

Therefore, even if Fan Zhongming was arrested by the Zhao family and confessed himself, Xu Minglang could also say that the other party was instructed by the Zhao family to bite at will in order to deal with the civilian official group. Without evidence, everything is empty mouth and white teeth, and fart is useless.

In terms of conspiracy, calculation, and intrigue, those who know how to fight and kill, where are the opponents of civilian officials?

It's really troublesome to the point of inextricability, Xu Minglang is confident that there are a hundred ways to rectify the other party, if it weren't for this, Jiangmen Xungui would not have been suppressed by the civilian official group for all these years.

However, judging from Zhen Guogong's secret folds, Fan Zhongming's tone was quite tight, and he did not confess himself, Xu Minglang was very satisfied with this, thinking about it, at this time, I was afraid that I still expected myself to be rescued, how could I cut off hope?

Just when Fan Zhongming was full of thoughts, the emperor's suppressed angry voice sounded: "Paradigm treason, the crime cannot be punished! Hu Lu is insidious, and he dares to calculate my great Qi honor, which is even more hateful." In this matter, I must send an envoy to Mobei to ask what those Hulu want to do!"

Xu Minglang's eyes changed for a while, and he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if the paradigm is guilty, it will naturally be investigated, if Hu Lu plots to kill my Great Qi Lord, it is not too much for the dynasty to send troops to conquer...... However, the minister thought that the matter of Zhenguo Gong asking for more troops at Yanmen Pass in the song was debatable. ”

"If so?" said the Emperor's voice.

Xu Minglang's tone was slow, not impatient: "Your Majesty, the matter of Daizhou is only the words of the Duke of Zhenguo at present. What is the detailed inside story, I am afraid that further investigation is needed. ”

Although he had just learned of the change in Daizhou, and the situation was still very different from what he had expected, he was shocked and angry for a while, but in an instant, he had a draft of how to turn the situation around.

When Liu Muzhi, the governor of the political affairs, heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Minglang.

Although he didn't know about Daizhou, he was Xu Minglang's deputy after all, and the relationship between the two was still very close, so although he was surprised by Xu Minglang's statement, he didn't mean to speak.

"Will the Duke of Zhenguo still bully the king? Xu Qing, you have to think about it. The emperor's displeasure was palpable.

Xu Minglang said: "Your Majesty forgives the crime, the minister just said that this matter still needs to be verified, and he did not suspect the Duke of Zhenguo."

"Your Majesty, Fan Zhongming's father and son had a conflict with the children of the Zhao family, and there were great cultivators of Beihu in Daizhou City, these are all things that happened in front of everyone's eyes, and they are naturally true.

However, why did the Zhao family have a conflict with Fan Zhongming's father and son, why did the Great Beihu cultivator appear in Daizhou, and what collusion was there between them, but no one saw or heard it. ”

The emperor Buddha was displeased: "If the paradigm did not collude with Beihu, why did Zhenguo Gong say this, what did he want? Now that Fan Zhongming's father and son, and the great cultivators of Beihu are in the hands of the Zhao family, can't their words be trusted?"

"I don't know. ”

In the face of the emperor's anger, Xu Minglang was unmoved, nor did he make any judgments, it was completely businesslike, "The minister just thinks that the matter is serious, and it is necessary for the imperial court to send officials to interrogate Fan Zhongming's father and son, as well as the great cultivators of Beihu, before he can draw conclusions." ”

When the imperial court sent someone to interrogate, it was natural that it would pass through his hands, so it was not yet known what kind of confession would be obtained.

The Emperor fell silent.

In the middle of the ring, he waved his hand and motioned for Xu Minglang and Liu Muzhi to retreat.

Xu Minglang returned to Zhongshu Province and immediately arranged for his henchmen to form a team in advance to interrogate Fan Zhongming's father and son, and the great cultivators of Beihu, and personally met with those officials and explained the relevant matters.

The Zhao clan wants to increase troops at Yanmen Pass, which Xu Minglang can't accept no matter what.

He tried his best to weaken the Zhao family, but now the goal has not been achieved, but instead let the Zhao family use this matter to strengthen himself, that is tantamount to lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot, he will never allow this kind of thing to happen!

The forces of the generals can only be constantly suppressed, how can they be allowed to rebound?

After a busy day, when it was time to go on a business trip, Xu Minglang did not leave immediately, ordered someone to make tea, and rested in Zhongshu Province.

He was waiting, waiting for the emperor to summon him.

A day has passed, and he has already heard the details of Daizhou, and he believes that the emperor is the same.

The arrangements that should be made by oneself, whether overtly or secretly, have been arranged. Next, we will wait for the discussion between the monarch and the ministers, and really set the charter on how to deal with this matter.

Xu Minglang thought to himself that in order to turn the situation around, or more accurately, to reverse black and white, there are two key issues that must be solved.

First of all, Fan Zhongming's father and son did have a conflict with Zhao Ning and others.

Secondly, after all, there were great cultivators of Beihu in Daizhou City, and one was captured. Why this great cultivator of Beihu appeared in Daizhou City must have a reasonable explanation.

Before a cup of tea was drunk, the eunuch arrived in Zhongshu Province.

The place where the emperor summoned Xu Minglang this time was not the Chongwen Palace, but the Imperial Garden.

When Xu Minglang met the emperor in the pavilion, within twenty steps to the left and right, there was no one else except them.

"What do you think about the affairs of Daizhou, but it doesn't hurt to say it. Song Zhi did not serve the emperor's frame this time, but saw him as a disciple, which shows that he was asking for advice, just like when he was the crown prince in the East Palace.

Xu Minglang sat opposite Song Zhi, still as steady as Mount Tai.

He narrated: "The Great Qi has been peaceful for a long time, except for the invasion of the south and the north twenty years ago, there is no war in the world. And at that time, in the first war, as a paradigm of the general's honor, he was still defeated on the battlefield, losing his teacher and humiliating the country, and later relied on the strength of the supervising army, which won the shameful victory.

"Your Majesty, these generals rely on their status and respect, control important positions in the military, and act recklessly and domineering on weekdays, but in fact, they are useless and have become moths of the society, with all kinds of harm and no benefit!

"Some time ago, the Jinling Wu clan and the Guangling Yang clan fought for a hunting ground, and nearly 100 servants were killed and injured, and many villagers were also affected, which is evidence. ”

Song Ye saw that Xu Minglang began to speak at length again, emphasizing his set of useless theories, and couldn't help but feel that his head was as big as a fight, "Sir, let's talk about going back to Daizhou." ”

Xu Minglang said indignantly: "Over the years, the ministers have cleared the moths for His Majesty and deposed those who were vegetarians, although it was for the sake of the country, but in the eyes of the Jiangmen, this was the suppression of them by the civil officials, and they were already dissatisfied in their hearts!"

"The Zhao family is the first noble of the Jiangmen, so it is natural to stand up for the Jiangmen and reverse the so-called decline of the Jiangmen.

"In the past two years, the Zhao family has continued to exaggerate the threat of the Beihu Tianyuan Department, and has written several times to lead the army to patrol the grassland, but the minister has been pressing, Your Majesty knows why?"

"Why?" asked Song Zhi.

"I'm afraid that once the Yanmen army enters the grassland, Mobei will be full of wars, and those tribes who are respectful to Daqi will also have to raise troops to attack Wang Shi!

"Your Majesty, for Jiangmen, the absence of war in the world is the biggest crisis! The Zhao clan wants to reverse the decline of Jiangmen, make the nobles important again, and have the opportunity to increase the number of officials and become knights, and set off a border war, which is the best way!"

Xu Minglang said loudly.

His meaning was simple and straightforward.

Once the Zhao clan sends troops to the grassland, they will become wild horses, and in order to provoke a war, they will massacre the grassland tribes, and they will not hesitate to let the blood of Mobei flow thousands of miles!

"Sir, this is alarmist, right?" Song Zhi frowned.

Xu Minglang saw that Song Zhi was still stable, and knew that the strength of these heart-damning words was not enough, so he resorted to a killer move, and said sadly and angrily: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the disaster of the previous dynasty's feudal town?"

Song Ye's face suddenly tightened, and his eyes were as bright as a sword.

The words "the scourge of the feudal town" were taboo for the emperor.

In the middle of the previous dynasty, the families who led the troops in various places made the gate bigger, and gradually controlled the local military and political power.

At the end of the previous dynasty, these powerful feudal towns did not obey the orders of the imperial court, regarded the Son of Heaven as nothing, and in fact tore the ground and stood on their own. Then they attacked each other, and fought each other, and finally destroyed the imperial court.

After the fall of the previous dynasty, after more than 50 years of wars between the feudal towns, there were countless ups and downs, and Kyushu was reunited.

"The civil and military diversion of this dynasty is to prevent the generals from having civil power, and to use civilian officials to control their logistics and supplies, and only let them lead the troops, so as to prevent them from having the ability to divide themselves again and destroy the dynasty in chaos!"

Xu Minglang's words were sonorous, "Your Majesty, get to the bottom of it, the Jiangmen family that holds the military power should not exist, and only by cutting them all off can the dynasty be truly peaceful! If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, look at the matter of Daizhou this time."

"Since the paradigm colluded with Beihu to attack and kill the Zhao cultivators, it was naturally carried out in secret, but why didn't he even kill a concubine of the Zhao family?

"Zhao Qiyue and Zhen Guogong were originally in the capital, why did they suddenly arrive in Daizhou, and so coincidentally rescued Zhao Ning? and captured the Great Northern Hu cultivators? It's as if the Zhao clan knew everything in advance!"

Hearing these words, Song Zhi's face kept changing.

In the middle of the ring, he asked: "Sir, do you want to say that this big drama was planned by the Zhao family, in order to exaggerate the threat of Beihu and take advantage of the opportunity to become bigger?"

Xu Minglang just wants the emperor to think so!

But he won't admit it at this point.

After all, Fan Zhongming and the Great Cultivators of Beihu have not yet pressed back to be tried, and some things and joints still don't make sense.

All he had to do was plant the seeds of doubt in the emperor's heart—or he wouldn't have mentioned the calamity of the former dynasty—so that he could act later.

He shook his head and said, "The minister only knows that under this earth-shattering conspiracy, the Zhao clan has no loss, and it can also strengthen the military strength of Yanmen Pass afterwards! ”

Speaking of this, he added: "Beihu makes pilgrimages every year, pays tribute every year, and how the merchants and merchants in the territory of Daqi are in awe of Daqi, your majesty must know in your heart. ”

Song Zhi groaned.