Just when Yang Hu and Zhong Lianghuai were escorting Jisunsi to the suburbs of Feiyi, Gongshan Buxuan came out of the city to greet him. Under Yang Hu's instruction, Jisunsi was very interested in Gongshan Buxuan, the former lord's old tribe. Still respectable.
Yang Hu was on the side and met him very familiarly and said:
"My dear brother Gongshan, the late master has great trust in you. Feiyi is the main town of our Ji family. My dear brother, we must not let down the high hopes of the late master."
Gongshan Buxiu also greeted him with a smile, and bowed in return:
"Buxuan is originally a barbarian, but he has to meet the Ming Lord. The former master did not regard the despicableness of his ministers and entrusted him with important tasks. How dare Buxuan fail to do his best? Young Master, please rest assured, Buxuan will definitely fulfill his duties to the Ji family!"
As the new head of the Ji family, Ji Sunsi had met Gongshan Buxuan at the Ji family's clan meeting, but this was the first time he went to Feiyi for a routine inspection, so Gongshan Buxuan had to To show loyalty.
Ji Sunsi glanced at Yang Hu, then at Zhong Lianghuai, and said with a smile:
"It's clear to me that you've vented your feelings. When my father was still alive, he often praised you for your loyalty and your general knowledge."
In fact, Ji Sunsi is much younger than Gongshan Buxuan, but he is the head of the family after all. The so-called distinction between superior and inferior should logically be called by their names. But at this time, Ji Sunsi called him by his name, but he showed a kind of intimacy.
I saw Gongshan Buxiang kneeling on the ground:
"I am sincerely frightened!"
Ji Sunsi helped Gongshan Buxuan up, while Yang Hu said to Zhong Lianghuai beside him:
"Lord Zhongliang, now that brother Zi Xie and my lord are so harmonious, what do you think?"
Yang Hu knew that the two of them didn't get along, and this was clearly an attempt to sow discord.
Gongshan Buxuan would think that Zhongliang Huai spoke ill of him in front of the head of the family, while Zhongliang Huai would think that Gongshan Buxuan was wearing the same pants as Yang Hu.
What's more, one of Gongshan Buxuan and Yang Hu is on the outside and the other is on the inside. And he kept calling him "Brother Zi Xie" and being so close to him inevitably made Zhong Lianghuai a little wary.
Gongshan Buxuan was also a smart man, so he naturally noticed these abnormalities, but he couldn't control much at the moment, so he welcomed Ji Sunsi into the city and treated everyone warmly.
And Ji Sunsi, perhaps because of his youth, had no sense of the intrigue between the three of them.
Of course, even if he noticed it, he couldn't do anything at all.
Zhongliang was too preoccupied with the banquet and was not very polite to Gongshan Buxi, which inevitably further deepened Gongshan Buxi's suspicion.
Obviously, in his opinion, what Yang Hu said in his letter before that Ji wanted to find someone to replace him was not groundless.
Therefore, it was Ye Gongshan Buxuan who took the initiative to find Yang Hu and secretly said to him:
"Brother Yang, you can do whatever you want!"
When Yang Hu heard this, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy, but he immediately opened his eyes wide and asked pretending to be surprised:
"Oh? What does Brother Zixie mean...?"
Gongshan Buxiu didn't waste any time talking to him, and only replied:
"Huh, you're asking even though you know it!"
"Haha, now that I have said the words "virtuous brother", then I, Yang Hu, will really do it!"
Seeing Yang Hu like this, Gongshan Buxuan knew that his purpose was not just to expel Zhong Lianghuai. At this moment, he tacitly bowed his hands and said nothing else.
Yang Hu touched his palms and laughed:
"Hahaha, if everything succeeds, my wise brother should take the lead!"
Gongshan is not embarrassed but looks like a smile but not a smile.
"I don't have any other thoughts. I just want to have a good meal in this trivial place in Feiyi!"
Yang Hu understood and said:
"Don't worry, dear brother, as long as the tiger is alive, Fei Yi will always be guarded by you! Haha, Fei Yi is the focus of my Ji family. If it were someone else, Yang would not be at ease!"
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As a result, Ji Sunsi's inspection of Fei Yi soon came to an end.
What he didn't know was that this trip to Dongye had already laid the groundwork for the Ji family's disaster in the future!
Yang Hu arranged a trip back to Qufu, and before that, he had also sent a letter to his confidants in Qufu to let them make preparations.
When they arrived at Ji's Mansion in Qufu, Yang Hu immediately secretly sent people to put Ji Sunsi under house arrest, and ordered the direct expulsion of Zhong Lianghuai, and also killed Gong He Miao and other tribesmen who firmly supported the Ji family.
For a time, everyone in the Ji family was in danger, but Gongshan Buxuan, who was far away in Feiyi, heard the news and openly supported Yang Hu's counterrevolutionary action.
In this way, Yang Hu, who controlled the internal and external military power, had nothing to worry about. Naturally, no one in the Ji family dared to say anything.
At this moment, Yang Hu is holding Ji Sunsi hostage, and with Gong Shan Buxi's endorsement, he is becoming more and more unscrupulous.
Ji's family also suffered unprecedented heavy losses almost overnight.
Soon, Li Ran and Kong Qiu, who were in Xinglin in the suburbs, also learned the news and were quite surprised by it.
Although, Li Ran had already guessed that Yang Hu would definitely ignore Ji's family in the future. But he didn't expect that Yang Hu's move would come so quickly.
Everyone found it a bit unbelievable that the huge Ji family was overthrown in just one night?
At this time, Guan Cong was mentally prepared for this. He had already seen Yang Hu's abilities and methods. Otherwise, he would not have risked his life and came to Qufu to accomplish this.
This Yang Hu's methods are really cruel and decisive. Most of the cases where retainers rebelled against their masters ended in failure. Only Yang Hu took a different approach and actually disintegrated the master from within, and thus succeeded in one fell swoop.
A few days later, after the purge within the Ji family gradually subsided, Yang Hu took young Ji Sunsi to Jimen (the south gate of Qufu) to swear an oath.
It is said that this is an alliance oath, but in fact it is an out-and-out criticism meeting.
What is the content of the criticism?
Naturally, it was the series of actions that Yang Hu had witnessed in the past, how the Ji family had no superiority, despised the official office, and even became enemies of Lu Zhaogong.
For a time, the streets of Qufu City were filled with thousands of people, who came to Jimen to eat melons.
For a while, Jimen was blocked inside and out.
Where has young Ji Sunsi seen such a scene? Under such terrifying and high pressure, there was no one around Zhong Lianghuai to stand up and refute, so he was so frightened that his legs became weak.
And the old members of the Ji family like Gongfu Zha and Qin Xun were helpless in the face of Yang Hu's overwhelming power.
I saw Yang Hu standing in front of Ji Sunsi, his eyes widened:
"Young Master! Please also make an oath. From now on, everyone in the Ji family will mend their ways and support the monarch!"
Ji Sunsi stammered:
"Si is here to swear an oath on behalf of the Ji family and is determined to repent. Be loyal to our country of Lu and support the official office. Don't dare or forget!"
Yang Hu smiled with satisfaction and stepped forward to comfort him:
"Don't be alarmed, young master. It's not Yang Hu who is arrogant. It's just because our country of Lu has declined in recent years, and as a high official, I should have the unshirkable responsibility for this. If the Lu country has no face in front of the princes, then as a high official, How can you be respected by the world?"
Ji Sunsi could only nod hurriedly and said:
"Yes, yes, what the family leader said is true. I, the Ji family, will never be so wanton and arrogant again. I, the Ji family, promise that I will change my past mistakes and never make the mistakes of the past!"
After hearing this, Yang Hu looked around again:
"Is there anyone who is dissatisfied?"
At this moment, how could anyone dare to say more? They all stood there as silent as cicadas.
When Yang Hu saw this, he couldn't help but be secretly overjoyed.
Indeed, his move can be regarded as an oath to the outside world that he has full control over the "Ji family".
Moreover, it also lets all the people know that he, Yang Hu, firmly supports the monarch.
And because the people of the country will naturally think of what happened to Lu Zhaogong before, coupled with the people-friendly image established by Lu Zhaogong before. Compare it to the various "bullying" behaviors established by the Ji family before.
Therefore, the Chinese people at this moment were all applauding Yang Hu's move.
