In the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, Murong Xue knelt on one knee and carefully reported everything that happened on the side of Mingdemen.

Wang Huan, the commander of the forbidden army, and Liu Ce, the young master of the crown prince, all had gloomy faces, staring at Murong Xue who was kneeling on the ground, and said nothing. Old Man Xu still kept coughing, and he didn't speak.

Shen Lie maintained his usual calm expression, and was the first to speak, and his words were full of murderous intent: "Your Majesty, Murong Xue deliberately let go of the crown prince and Xie Guang, and he is guilty of the same crime according to the law." The failure to impose capital punishment on him may not be enough to deter the overall situation. ”

Li Chengwu didn't say anything when he heard this, but just sat in front of the dragon case and was slightly distracted.

"Your Majesty?" The young master of the crown prince, Liu Ce, said worriedly: "Your Majesty? What's wrong with you? ”

"Oh." Li Chengwu came back to his senses and was slightly surprised: "What did Shen Lie say just now?" Capital punishment? Is it Murong Xue? ”

Shen Lie nodded: "Your Majesty, that's exactly what Weichen meant." ”

Old man Xu coughed twice, and said before Li Chengwu: "Your Majesty, cough cough, the old minister thinks it's ......."

Li Chengwu waved his hand at him and said calmly: "The old general doesn't need to say much, I know what you have to say." Murong Xue did a good job in this matter, why should he be sentenced to death? ”

Hearing the emperor suddenly say this, all the ministers were shocked, especially Shen Lie was puzzled, thinking that the emperor was talking back.

"What can you do if you don't let Bing'er's child go?" Li Chengwu muttered to himself: "Could it be that you really killed him on the spot?" If I do this, I'm afraid that everyone in the world will poke my backbone in the back. ”

Wang Huan couldn't help but say, "But...... But the prince intends to rebel. ”

Li Chengwu shook his head: "You think things are simple!" People in the world will not see the crown prince rebelling, but will only see the emperor executing his imperial nephew on the charge of rebellion, and then let his own son inherit the throne. Not to mention that I can't block the mouths of all living beings, just under the Nine Springs, how should I face the imperial brother? Could it be that I told the imperial brother: Bing'er wanted to get back what belonged to him, so I killed your only son?! ”

He paused slightly, raised his hand to signal Murong Xueping, and said warmly: "You did a good job in this matter, Nian Jinsong really didn't look at the wrong person at the beginning." If you hurt the prince in order to show your loyalty to me, then not only will you have the entrustment of the young prince, but even I will not dare to use you again in the future. ”

Murong Xue never expected that the emperor would say this, and the tears suddenly burst out of her eyes, and she knelt down again, sobbing softly.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and the ministers are deeply admired." Liu Ce bowed down and said: "It's just that the current crisis in the court has not been lifted, the prince is outside the city, and the movements of hundreds of thousands of troops are unpredictable, what should I do next?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the monarchs and ministers couldn't help but be silent again, and Old Man Xu suddenly stopped coughing and arched his hand: "The old minister has a 'double perfection method', and I also ask Your Majesty and all the adults to refer to it." ”

The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to its promise.

There is no greater difficulty in the world than the difficulty of "the best of both worlds"; And the reason why it's not easy to get the best of both worlds is because there is no difference.

It is precisely the two sides that need to be trade-off, both reasonable, meaningful, valuable, and cannot be easily parted, that the tragicomedy of this world will continue to be staged.

Mencius has a cloud: You can't have both fish and bear's paws. Sacrificing one's life for righteousness has always been the fundamental criterion for a gentleman to uphold righteousness, and such a belief is often due to an inability to compromise or an unwillingness to compromise.

Right or wrong, black and white, choose one of the two.

In the same way, it is not difficult to understand that the so-called word "compromise" is also the foundation of the law of double perfection.

It has been said that compromise is a form of wisdom as well as courage. Only those who know how to compromise can take into account the overall situation. Such wisdom and courage are especially valuable for politicians.

As a famous general of the Three Dynasties, Mr. Xu is such a senior politician who knows how to compromise. That's why he put forward his own "double perfection method" in front of the emperor.

First of all, he analyzed to everyone that all parties who are currently involved in the situation are actually unwilling to escalate the situation to the point of fighting each other.

It is very easy to understand on his side: the military force does not have an absolute advantage, and at the same time, it has to take into account the safety of the imperial capital, and during the critical period of the Turkic invasion of Western Xinjiang, he does not want to see the scene of infighting and fighting in the imperial court at all.

Looking at Xie Guang's side again, from the previous signs, Old Man Xu judged: This person's original idea was to defraud the military power, and then launch a military admonition, in a vain attempt to support the crown prince to ascend the throne at the minimum price. Only after the overall situation has been decided can he really go on a killing spree and eliminate dissidents in the court.

This judgment is based on three reasons:

First, Xie Guang was not fully prepared to seize the imperial capital by force in advance. It is obvious that the performance of the Xuanjia Army in the Imperial Capital City is not up to standard. Although Xie Guang was troubled to a certain extent because of the attack of the "Ninth Class of the First Month", under normal circumstances, the world's No. 1 Xuanjia Legion would never be defeated with one blow, which was child's play.

Second, the timing of the launch was wrong. Whether it is a military admonition or a rebellion, most of them are chosen at night or when the courtiers gather. Sending troops into the city in broad daylight showed a taste of haste everywhere. As for why Xie Guang suddenly acted in such a hurry, although the specific reason is not clear, it is enough to show that this is not a careful plan.

Third, when the Xuanjia Army was defeated, Xie Guang's family was still in the city, and they had to retreat in a hurry to save their lives, which was not at all like the performance of a battle-hardened general.

From this point of view, Xie Guang is not willing to break out a big war with the imperial court now.

Since he was not ready to fight from the beginning, Shangzhu Kingdom, which is now outside the city, may still hesitate about the next question of "war or peace".

If you push him tighter, it will inevitably be inevitable that the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry and the fish will die and the net will break; If he is looser, there may still be room for negotiation and reversal, so that the Holy Tang Dynasty will not immediately fall into a civil war.

This analysis was first recognized by Liu Ce; Although the general Wang Huan was still a little worried, he basically agreed with Old Man Xu's statement; Even Shen Lie felt that what the old general said was reasonable.

Li Chengwu bowed his head slightly and asked, "In that case, then what do you do with the so-called 'Double Perfection Method'?" ”

"Three sentences, nine words." The old man endured his cough and replied word by word, "Give the steps, save face, and delay time." ”

Murong Xue listened quietly to Old Man Xu's exposition of his idea of "Double Perfection", and the more she listened, the more she sighed, and she couldn't help but secretly say in her heart: Grandpa Xu, you have played this old routine really deeply.

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Outside the imperial capital, in the barracks that covered the mountains, there was already a slight agitation at this time.

Before the city was in an uproar, and all the soldiers and horses stationed outside the city were restricted from leaving the camp.

After a while, some people said that the Xuanjia Legion had rebelled; After a while, some people said that it was not like that at all, in fact, it was a bloody conflict between the forbidden army and the Qilin army, and the Xuanjia army was ordered to enter the city and suppress it.

Some people also say that it was because Xie Guang of Shangzhu State was framed by the Reverse Scale Division and beheaded all over the house, and the Xuanjia army entered the city to shout injustice to the emperor, asking the court to return justice to their commander.

What's even more exaggerated is that His Majesty Li Chengwu died suddenly, and several princes and county kings began to attack each other in order to compete for the throne, and the Xuanjia Army, the Qilin Army, the Long Knife Army and the Forbidden Army each chose a new lord and joined the melee. As for Li Bingma, the crown prince of the East Palace, I don't know which prince was poisoned, and he has already died.

The news became more and more chaotic, and the commanders of the various units almost went crazy in a hurry. At such a critical moment, he holds the power of the army and is close at hand, but he has done nothing, once the situation in the court is restored, will he not miss a good opportunity to stand in line in vain?

However, the worst thing is that they don't dare to move easily now, in case they don't find out the situation clearly and take refuge on the side of defeat, it will be a big crime for the Jiu clan.

Faced with the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city like headless flies, which were gradually falling into complete chaos, Xie Guang himself was in a dilemma. Old Man Xu's analysis is right, Xie Guang himself does not want to really start a large-scale civil war, at least, before he gets all the military power, he really does not want to have a hard fight like "trying to be poor".

Successfully persuaded the prince to join, but he only temporarily received legal and Taoist support, but this support was not absolutely reliable. If you really put down everything and fight hard with the imperial court, then the 60,000 Xuanjia army and the 100,000 long sword army may not be able to easily defeat the emperor's soldiers and horses relying on powerful fortifications.

And once the battle situation falls into a stalemate, it is really difficult to judge whether the other armies near the imperial capital will turn into the army of King Qin and suddenly jump out to attack him.

It can be said that when the war breaks out, the victory or defeat is only between five and five, and even the chances of winning on your own side may be smaller.

According to Xie Guang's previous thoughts, Shen Lie, the head of the reverse scale, suddenly returned to Beijing and entered the palace, and he immediately reacted and adopted a two-pronged countermeasure, controlling the crown prince with one hand and the imperial capital with the other. Even if the two sides turn their faces in the end, he has the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to force Li Chengwu to abdicate.

But he never expected that Emperor Lao'er's reaction was also very fast: the Qilin Legion rushed onto Suzaku Street without hesitation, and directly launched an armed confrontation with the Xuanjia Army, and then, out of nowhere, a group of inexplicable assassins suddenly came out, and they instantly disrupted their rhythm.

If it weren't for the crown prince Li Bing who stepped forward at a critical moment and suppressed Murong Xue, it would be difficult to say whether his Xie Guang family would be able to leave alive.

In such a situation, there is nothing to be done, so what should we do next?

Xie Guangwu was worried spontaneously, and was thinking about whether to take risks and go to war directly, when Di Xian suddenly hurriedly ran in from outside the tent: "Shangzhu Country, there is a holy decree!" ”