Xiao Daoling, who walked out of the study, did not go far, but just stood outside the courtyard and watched the lotus flowers by the pond gently shake and the koi fish frolicking in the water.

Xiao Longbow stood beside Xiao Daoling and looked at the figures in the study: "Uncle, will this group of guys say yes, but actually go to denounce us and others?" ”

"They don't dare, a group of people are not white, if those things about them are pierced out. At the least, one person beheaded the whole family and exiled, or at the worst, he was beheaded all over the house. ”

"With this group of officials who have been in high positions for many years, I don't have the courage to bet on whether the new emperor will be lenient."

Xiao Daoling said with a chuckle of disdain.

"But wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to rashly pull the DPRK and Chinese officials into the water?"

Xiao Longbow was still a little puzzled.

In this matter of the new dynasty, if the Xiao family undertakes the establishment of the new dynasty in the future, it will definitely be able to cover the sky with one hand, and Xu Wudu will not want to shake it in the slightest.

But Xiao Daoling insisted on pulling this group of six Shangshu down to the water and dividing the fruits of victory.

"Kid, you still don't understand. The Xiao family can naturally swallow this wealth completely. ”

"But the risks are also not small, if one is not very good, it may make the entire Xiao family disappear and cease to exist."

"It's better to pull this group of second-class officials onto the boat, with your help, it will be easier to achieve a great cause."

Xiao Daoling shook his head and said slowly.

"My nephew is still puzzled, but it's all up to my uncle."

Xiao Longbow tilted his head, still unable to understand.

"Let's go, that group of Shangshu should be able to give the old man an answer."

Xiao Daoling shook his head and walked straight to the study, followed by Xiao Longbow.

On the other side, Xu Jing had returned to the East Palace to change into a regular clothes.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lin and the leader of the rebels are already waiting outside the gate of the East Palace. I wonder when Your Majesty will see you? ”

Gonggong Cao cautiously walked to Xu Jing's side and asked.

"Let them in."

Xu Jing waved his hand and sat on the dragon chair and said lightly.

"No."

Gonggong Cao nodded, and exited the front hall with small steps.

After a short time, He Qing and Lin Hai walked into the front hall together.

"He Qing, the grass people, greets Your Majesty!"

"Chen Linhai greets Your Majesty!"

Lin Hai and He Qing knelt on the ground and shouted at Xu Jing.

"Get up."

Xu Jing waved his hand and motioned for the two to get up.

He Qing stood on the side with some apprehension and looked at Xu Jing nervously, as if waiting for the next verdict.

"The two of you have contributed a lot today, so you must not have eaten yet, so you might as well dine with me. Father-in-law Cao, arrange a dinner. ”

Xu Jing smiled and said to the two.

For a moment, He Qing trembled as if he had been hit by something.

He thought that he was summoned by Xu Jing in private, but he didn't want the people everywhere to see their rebels end miserably.

But now it seems that it is far from what he thinks.

His Majesty did not seem to intend to put him to death or to punish him.

"What? What is the right thing, this is an appointment? ”

Xu Jing smiled and looked at He Qing, who was a little stunned, and asked.

Seeing that He Qing didn't answer Xu Jing, Lin Hai immediately hit He Qing lightly with his elbow.

"Back to Your Majesty, no."

He Qing replied as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"But if you don't understand, just say it directly."

Xu Jing was not angry, waved his sleeves and said with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, the grass people just don't understand, why don't you punish me and others? It is reasonable for us to have violated the law of the country and deserve to be punished. ”

He Qing didn't hide it, but cautiously asked tentatively.

"Indeed, you are rebels, not only plotting against the imperial court, but also killing many officers and soldiers. If you follow the law of the Great Dry, you will be beheaded! ”

Xu Jing said as if he had been reminded by He Qing, with a serious expression.

He Qing's face turned pale with fright, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"But it's a helpless move, isn't it? If it weren't for the incompetence of the local government and wanton looting the people's money, how would they force them to rise up? ”

"This is not the fault of the people, but the fault of the officials."

But for a moment, Xu Jing's voice changed, and then he cleared up.

Hearing Xu Jing's words, He Qing was sweating profusely, and his mood was a little relaxed.

"Your Majesty, the grass people thank Your Majesty for your great kindness for the 100,000 people who can't be there!"

He Qing is also a scholar, and he is also well aware of the affairs of officialdom, so he immediately knelt down and thanked Xu Jing.

"Get up, let's eat."

Xu Jing had a gentle attitude and helped He Qing up.

Lin Hai was a little smacked on the side, and only felt that Xu Jing's behavior today was somewhat strange.

According to his understanding of Xu Jing, he definitely wouldn't be so easy to speak, and it was a great blessing that he didn't directly kill He Qing and other rebel leaders.

How could he let rebels like He Qing sit with him?

It's just that Lin Hai doesn't plan to think about it carefully if he can't figure it out.

He believed that Xu Jing must have his own thoughts about doing this.

At the banquet, He Qing watched the delicacies being brought to him, his eyes full of desire.

As a disaster victim, he doesn't even have much chance to see the meat on weekdays, let alone eat it.

It's just that at the banquet, he didn't dare to move his chopsticks, he only dared to look at these delicacies and swallow his saliva.

"What? But the dish is not to your liking? ”

Xu Jing looked at He Qing with a smile and asked.

"Naturally not, it's just that the grass people don't dare. The companions who followed him are still outside the outskirts of the city. ”

"The grass people now just want to entrust Your Majesty to settle the cases in various places as soon as possible, so that I can return to farming as soon as possible."

He Qing lowered his head and said seriously.

Lin Hai secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, mentioning this kind of thing at the dinner table was interfering in the government and politics!

No matter how magnanimous Xu Jing is, he is afraid that he will be angry.

But the facts were beyond Lin Hai's expectations, Xu Jing didn't have a seizure and still looked at He Qing with a smile and asked, "I don't know if there are any relatives at home?" ”

"No, my parents have starved to death. The elder brother died in the massacre of officers and soldiers, and now there is only one grass man in the family. ”

He Qing shook his head, his tone a little choked.

"If I let you return to your hometown, how many people will still be able to work? I'm afraid it's not even 1/12 out of 10, right? ”

"I'm afraid that there are still relatives and dependents in the rebel army, and even eleven or twelve are not enough, right?"

Xu Jing continued.

"Indeed, there are less than 2,000 people in the army who have homes to return to."

He Qing nodded and said helplessly.

If it weren't for the persecution of all the people in their families, they would not have the courage to resist the imperial court.

"In that case, why don't you stay in the army and serve me?"

Xu Jing looked at He Qing seriously and said lightly.

"Shall I stay in the army?"

He Qing was a little surprised, and raised his head to look at Xu Jing.

They are just a group of ordinary people, most of whom don't even have the most basic training, Xu Jing is actually willing to let them stay, He Qing only feels incredible.

"Your Majesty! He Qing and others are just ordinary people, and it is difficult to be soldiers! ”

Lin Hai was also surprised, he was also surprised when he heard Xu Jing's proposal, and shouted again and again to stop him.

The officers and men selected by the military system are all carefully selected, and ordinary people simply cannot achieve them.

At least, the number of the rebels is definitely not even a tenth.

"Okay, I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say anything more."

Xu Jing interrupted Lin Hai's words and said coldly.