Sun Ning picked up another piece of fish, dipped it in the thick soup, and then put it in his mouth and ate it with a look of enjoyment.

"It's like this West Lake vinegar fish, you see that its meat is snow-white, but if you put it in the soup, it will be soaked in the soup and dyed red and black."

Sun Ning said, also sandwiched a piece of fish meat for his wife, put it in her bowl, and said with a smile: "Hangzhou, and even the entire Jiangnan, is such a bowl of West Lake vinegar fish, you say that his Xie family is here, he will really be innocent, will not even a little soup be contaminated?" ”

"Then why did they go to Sichuan and Shu to ask you for help?" Xiao Qian listened to the words, and she didn't even have an appetite for the delicious fish.

Sun Ning ate another piece of fish indifferently, and then said: "Naturally, it's for the sake of a conflict of interests."

"We have all seen the names and offerings on the merit tablet outside the Yunlin Temple before, and over the years, it is not his Xie family who has given the most money to the temple?

From this, it can also be reasonably speculated that Yunlin Temple can have today's scenery and scale, in addition to the concession promotion of the imperial court, his Xie family also spent a lot of effort and money in it.

"It's just that the final result is different from the Xie family's original idea—or it is different from Xie Ao's idea as the head of the family now—the Yunlin Temple, which was originally controlled by them, has now turned over, and it has the potential to suppress the Xie family at the bottom, so that the Xie family can only live by his nose.

This is naturally not acceptable to Xie Ao, the head of the family. But the general trend has been achieved, and it is far from what he Xie can fight against, so in desperation, he can only seek external help. ”

Xiao Qian understood the reason, but then a new question arose: "Then why don't they find other forces?" At least Lianghuai, which is close to the south of the Yangtze River, the Guo family's power is stronger. ”

"Because it's not in their interest. If Guo's soldiers and horses are really introduced to Jiangnan, it will really lead wolves into the room. Not only will the other forces in Jiangnan regard the Xie clan as traitors, but once the Guo clan army enters Jiangnan, they will not leave again.

"At that time, Jiangnan will completely change hands, at least everything in Hangzhou of their Xie family will be taken away, so it is better to let Yunlin Temple and other Buddhist people take advantage of it, at least they will not swallow the Xie family."

"What about us? Aren't they afraid that we will come and have a similar situation? Xiao Qian wondered.

"That's where they get smart.

"After all, the imperial court is different from rebellious ministers and thieves like the Guo family, at least in name, whether it is the Xie family or the other major clans in Jiangnan, they are actually courtiers. The imperial court meddled in the affairs of Jiangnan, even if it was known to other forces, they could not find any fault, at least on the surface, they could only agree. ”

Sun Ning said, and raised a second finger: "In addition, they have obviously been paying attention to our various actions in the southwest, and naturally they know that after the successive battles to pacify Sichuan and Shu, the officers and troops have long been exhausted, and it is impossible to send troops to Jiangnan in a short time.

"In this way, our threat to Jiangnan will be minimized.

"In fact, in the final analysis, what he Xie wants to borrow is just a name for the imperial court. In their opinion, as long as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, such as Shen Zhou or Xiao Hou, came here, and under their guidance, he had a conflict with the Buddhist temple, especially the Yunlin Temple, and made it public, then the Xie clan could take this opportunity to get rid of this thorn in the side. ”

As he spoke, Sun Ning's eyes flashed: "I even suspect that the real goal of his Xie family is just this Yunlin Temple." As for why there are Buddhist temples everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, it has made this prosperous place a miasma, and for them, it is simply a pretext. ”

Xiao Qian listened in a daze, and the more she listened, the more frightened she became: "These people are really thoughtful...... This is clearly deceiving the court and you. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? But what they said is right, not to mention the current imperial court, even when the world is unified, there is no way to take these arguments. ”

Sun Ning shook his head with a wry smile: "For the sake of their own selfishness, deliberately expanding the problem is a common method used by some people. It's just that they still miscalculated this time, and they didn't expect that I, the emperor, would come in person, which made them even more anxious to put the problem of Yunlin Temple on the surface as soon as possible.

"If my expectations are good, I'm afraid that today's trip, as well as what I saw and heard when I went to Yunlin Temple later, was deliberately done by the Xie family, just to guide my emotions and make me make up my mind to attack Yunlin Temple.

"Moreover, if we really made a move in front of Yunlin Temple just now, it would give him the opportunity to Xie Jia, whether I hurt someone or was injured by someone, it would be enough to put a big charge on the head of Yunlin Temple.

"At that time, as long as they reveal my identity as the emperor, they can justifiably attack Yunlin Temple, no matter how much faith and goodness, they will not dare to risk the world's disapproval, for the so-called Buddha, and disrespect the king!

In this way, the Xie family achieved what they wanted, Yunlin Temple was easily destroyed, and other Buddhist temples in the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably be reined in, and other families in other places may also be able to get a lot of benefits, so as to be grateful to the Xie family.

"Only I, the emperor and the imperial court, may have to face the hatred of the local believers, and the best result is to secretly leave Jiangnan and return to Sichuan and Shu, as for any plan to take the opportunity to take root in Jiangnan, there is no need to think about it!"

Xiao Qian was stunned by Sun Ning's speculation and analysis, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

She never thought that a seemingly ordinary trip to the lake and a trip to see Yunlin Temple would still be wrapped in such a terrible calculation.

At this moment, the bit of indignation in her heart had long disappeared cleanly, and she was even glad that Sun Ning had pulled her, otherwise......

"Of course, maybe all this is just that I think too deeply and shrewdly about the Xie family, but the heart of guarding against others is indispensable, and now we have to be as careful as possible not to give people any chance to harm us."

Sun Ning looked at Xiao Qian again: "So Qian'er, we will encounter many things in the future, you must always stay calm and not be affected by some unfair things."

"Some things seem to be taken for granted, but maybe they are just the tip of the iceberg, and until the end, you don't know what truth is hidden underneath.

"Just like this Yunlin Temple, what they have done is definitely not as simple as what is exposed at the moment, what they see today is just a trivial matter, we must first calm down and watch quietly, in order to find out more about their crimes. Then these charges will be made public, and they will be dealt a fatal blow! ”

Listening to Sun Ning's earnest persuasion, Xiao Qian finally calmed down and said solemnly: "I'...... I know, I'm not going to be emotional anymore and be taken advantage of! ”