Xu Hongji shook his head again and again, in his opinion...... This is truly incredible.

It was expected that after the assassination of the Qin Cha, the imperial court would make a compromise!

But now, His Majesty has played such a hand directly.

Xu Hongji could only smile bitterly.

By now, he had vaguely felt that he was slowly being pushed to the opposite side of His Majesty, and the time was coming for Tu Poor Dagger to see him.

Xu Hongji's mood was a little heavy, and he said: "Our Xu family has been guarding Nanjing for generations, I really didn't expect that we would finally come to this point." ”

"My father is old and frail." Compared with Xu Hongji's conservatism, Xu Wenjue seemed ambitious, he said: "Because of this, my father is always inevitably sentimental. In fact, now that it's like this, we can't blame it, if we want to blame it, we can only blame the Zhu family for being ruthless and unjust! ”

"At this point today, of course, we are also used by those damn guys, if they hadn't rashly killed Qin Cha, why would our Xu family have come to this point? But...... Since there is no way out, there is no choice but to fight it out. ”

Xu Wenjue was full of words, and then said: "Father doesn't have to worry about the affairs in the army, Tan Maoxun has been a thief at the beginning, and this time there are so many soldiers and horses, sitting in Xiaolingwei, that place...... The city defense is especially strong, which will definitely make the Donglin army suffer. ”

Xu Hongji glanced at Xu Wenjue deeply and said, "If you take Your Majesty, what should you do?" ”

A chill flashed in Xu Wenjue's eyes, and he said coldly: "Of course it's killed." ”

"Killing the king?" Xu Hongji shuddered and said, "Is there no other way?" ”

"There's no other way!" Xu Wenjue said: "This is the result of a day and a night of discussion, and the big guys agreed!" Keep this faint king, and we will die without a place to bury, and if we don't kill him, he will kill us. ”

Xu Hongji sighed and said, "And then?" ”

"Then I supported His Royal Highness King Yi, and when the time came, I would ask King Yi to be regent, connect the clan, and crusade against the eunuchs. Over the years, the anger and resentment of the eunuchs have long been the people's backs, not to mention that the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee may not be of the same mind as us. As long as the faint king dies, everything will fall into place. ”

Xu Hongji said: "What's next?" ”

"What's next?"

"Next, King Yi will get a big deal and even ascend the throne as emperor in the future, will he tolerate us?" Xu Hongji looked at Xu Wenjue.

Xu Wenjue was stunned.

He suddenly understood what Xu Hongji meant.

Even if you help King Yi to become the emperor, what will happen?

Just like Huo Guang at the beginning, he abolished the emperor and supported the new emperor, although the new emperor got benefits because of Huo Guang, this is from the dragon's work, but he ...... in his heart Are you really not afraid?

You can kill the faint king today, and tomorrow you ...... It's hard to guarantee that it won't ......

"Father means ......"

Xu Hongji sighed: "Our Xu family has gone through two hundred and fifty years, and today it has reached this point, and if there is any mistake, it will be a catastrophe."

"Then get rid of King Yi?"

"Can't be removed." Xu Hongji shook his head and said, "If it is excepted, the world will be in chaos." ”

"Then father ......"

"Iron must be hard...... It is necessary to recruit more strong men, to recruit troops and horses in the name of eradicating the eunuchs, and to keep Jiangnan in hand, so that even if King Yi ascends the throne in the future, he can be invincible. ”

"Father, I see what you mean."

"A few days ago, the old man read a lot of articles from readers, and some of them are quite interesting......," Xu Hongji coughed a few times.

"Father might as well make it clear."

Xu Hongji smiled and said, "This is a matter for the future......"

As he was talking, a man stumbled over and shouted in panic: "Oh no, no......"

The person who came was hysterical, crawled in with a rolling belt, and said with a crying voice: "Oh no, grandpa...... Shizi ...... Oh no......"

The father and son were shocked and hurriedly looked at the man.

This person is the head of the Xu family.

Xu Hong was basically sick, and when he heard these words, he was lying on the bamboo chair softly, but he suddenly got up, and the thin fur covered by his body also fell to the ground.

Xu Hongji already faintly felt bad in his heart, his face couldn't help but be solemn, and he hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"

The chief cried and wailed: "Oh no, there are rumors outside that the rogue is about to enter the city, and he is about to enter the city!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the father and son immediately changed color.

That Xu Wenjue's face was even more miserable, almost paralyzed, and he trembled and said, "I want to enter the city...... Entered the city...... What about Xiaolingwei? Where did Xiao Lingwei go? How can it be...... This...... This...... Father...... What should we do now, and what should we do? ”

He was still full of ambition just now, but now he was panicked, and he was busy looking at Xu Hongji without a master.

Xu Hongji frowned, he walked back and forth with his hands behind his back with a faint gaze, and then looked up at the principal and said, "Where did you get the news?" ”

"It is said that there are defeated soldiers in the direction of Xiaolingwei......"

Xu Hongji said again: "Are there any other reports?" ”

The principal said: "Nanjing City is already in chaos, and now people are panicking......

Xu Hongji lowered his head again and paced two steps, but said calmly: "The military town of Xiaolingwei, the old man knows, there is a back to the mountains, and a husband should be a pass, and Tan Maoxun is a person, the old man also understands, this person has always been steady, has the style of a general, there is him guarded, and there are many generals. As for the Donglin Army...... is even more tired, it is already the end of the strong crossbow, no matter how powerful they are, they will never attack the city immediately, they will definitely rest, how can it be...... It took two days for the news of their arrival in the military town to come out? In the blink of an eye...... Are you going to kill Nanjing City? No, no...... Here's ...... There must be a problem. ”

"Father......" Xu Wenjue's body almost softened, and he said with red eyes: "What's the use of talking about this now?" ”

"You." Xu Hongji coughed desperately, and only relieved after half a sound, and then said angrily: "You are really ashamed of your ancestors, and you are also the queen of the gate, why are you so unbearable?" Don't you see that? The matter ...... There is something strange. ”

Xu Wenjue was a little settled in his heart, but he looked at Xu Hongji puzzled and said, "Father means ......"

"It's a heart-to-heart strategy." Xu Hongji said lightly: "In my opinion, this is deliberately spreading rumors, first causing chaos in Nanjing City, and then ...... They're the ones who want to mess up, you know...... This factory guard...... It's amazing. ”

Xu Wenjue gradually calmed down, thought about it, and felt that it was impossible, so he admired his father a little: "In this way...... We were scammed. ”

"Nine times out of ten, that's it." Xu Hongji said: "With their troops, it is impossible to win. Even if you can win, you can't win so quickly. The only possibility is that someone deliberately wants to disturb the morale of the people and the army and teach us to collapse without a fight. ”

"So...... Father...... What now? ”

Xu Hongji sneered: "You quickly lead people, in this city, if anyone dares to speak out and enter the city, no matter who it is, kill it immediately!"

"Why don't you arrest and check it?"

Xu Hongji shook his head: "You don't have to distinguish such things, what you want is to cut through the mess quickly, once you go to investigate, it will make people feel that we are empty-hearted." Therefore, it is most important to kill without forgiveness and stabilize people's hearts. ”

Xu Wenjue felt reasonable, and then asked, "Do you want to strengthen the garrison?" ”

Xu Hongji shook his head: "The more this time, the more it can't be like this, if not, it will really be shaken." If you want to pretend that nothing happened, you might as well do that...... Tonight...... Let's feast the guests......"

"Feast guests?" Xu Wenjue was surprised: "This ...... This...... Father ......"

Xu Hongji smiled and said: "The guests of the big banquet just seem that this Nanjing city is solid, in fact, the hearts of the army and the people, it doesn't hurt to shake a little, I am afraid that the officials in the city will be shaken, and the time will ...... I'm afraid that something will happen, so ...... invited all the ministers and the generals in Nanjing to come to Xu's house, the old man...... Although the old man was sick, he was the host and let all the people in Nanjing City see it. ”

"Father's ......"

Xu Hongji waved his hand, sighed and said: "Tan Maoxun is working hard with the soldiers in Xiaolingwei, how can you and I sit idly by?" Those factory guards...... They are all fox-squirrels, but at this time, they must not be allowed to succeed, Wei Zhongxian's little tricks...... Heh......"

Xu Wenjue froze and couldn't help but say, "Father is high." ”

Xu Hongji said: "Get out the news, you ...... Go to patrol the city immediately, and be sure to arrest and kill some good deeds to set an example. And also...... Message again...... Let's just say that Tan Maoxun won a small victory in the first battle with Liukou......"

"Yes."

Xu Wenjue's heart was also completely settled at this time.

He was a little ashamed, he was still too composed.

Xu Hongji comforted him instead: "You are still young, you have not experienced anything, and you are a little flustered when you encounter changes, which is also understandable, don't feel guilty, such things...... If you see a lot, you will naturally get used to it. ”

"Yes, after the son, he will definitely ......"

Xu Hongji waved his hand, and then said, "Go, go." ”

Nanjing...... The sudden news really caused panic.

After all, there have been many rumors before that it is a rogue.

Now I suddenly heard that the Liukou was actually going to Nanjing City, and for a while, not to mention ordinary people, many officials, but also more than half of the officials.

Fortunately, at this time, Xu Hongji personally transferred a team of people and began to arrest and talk about the murder of this rogue to Nanjing City, and killed a few at the entrance of the vegetable market.

It's just that...... Many people's hearts are still worried, and at this time, it is said that Tan Maoxun has won a great victory, killing countless thieves, and the news is coming, the Wei Mansion feasted the guests, and invited the civil and military officials of Nanjing, this time...... But it seems that someone is slowly starting to come back to their senses.

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