Half an hour later.
Song De's carriage has stopped in front of his house in the south of the city.
Ma Shaoxing has been living here temporarily. When he heard that Song De was coming in person, he was waiting at the gate early.
"I'm dismounting, Shaoxing, to welcome His Highness the Second Prince!"
Seeing Song De get off the carriage, Ma Shaoxing leaned down with great respect and gave a standard salute.
Song De walked forward with a smile on his face: "Master Ma, why are you so polite!"
"You are my king's nobleman!"
"The weather is getting cold. I brought some good charcoal here from the palace. I must not let you freeze."
"By the way, I'll bring you two more greenhouse girls!"
"The weather is cold, and the bed is cold too!"
Looking at the two beauties appearing behind Song De, Ma Shaoxing felt a little embarrassed.
"Thank you...your highness for your kindness!"
"By the way, Your Highness, I wonder how the situation is progressing now?"
Hearing Ma Shaoxing mention this matter, Song De grinned almost to his ears.
"good!"
"OK!"
"Excellent!"
"Mr. Ma doesn't know something. In Li Ping'an's hand, there is actually a fragment of the tiger talisman that fell."
"Having this fragment in your hand is no different from holding a tiger talisman!"
"Now, Li Ping'an has presented the tiger talisman fragments with both hands."
"With this thing in hand, the Xu family army, which accounts for half of Daliang's troops, will be at my disposal!"
Ma Shaoxing was stunned. He had never heard of any falling fragments of this tiger talisman before!
"But……"
"Your Highness, have you ever thought about a question?"
"The Holy One will take action against the general soon. The first thing to do must be to take back the tiger talisman in the general's hand."
"At that time, the entire Xu Family Army will directly obey the emperor's orders. Even if you have the fragments of the Tiger Talisman in your hand, it is impossible to order the entire Xu Family Army!"
Song De's smile instantly froze on his face!
yes!
Why didn't you think of such an important issue before?
It turns out that he was happy because of his patronage, and Li Ping'an was thoughtless and brainless.
Such an important issue was not considered from beginning to end!
Song De was a little annoyed, and then looked at Ma Shaoxing angrily.
"Didn't you let me seize the military power before?"
"Now that I have secretly controlled the entire Xu family army, you tell me that this power will be taken back soon?"
"Then why do you let me spend so much time and effort in vain!"
Facing Song De's sudden anger, Ma Shaoxing did not look panicked at all, but became more and more calm and relaxed.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. I want to ask you a question first!"
"Doesn't it feel good to have the power?"
Song De was losing his temper and was confused by Ma Shaoxing's sudden question.
"……What?"
"What do you mean?"
"How come this king has so much power?"
Ma Shaoxing smiled and said: "Of course it feels like holding a tiger talisman and commanding hundreds of thousands of Xu family troops!"
"Although His Highness has done nothing for the time being, in fact, you are now followed and loyal to hundreds of thousands of Xu Jiajun."
"I want to ask you, what does this feel like?"
Song De didn't feel anything at first, but when he heard Ma Shaoxing's description, his heart suddenly beat wildly and his palms became slightly sweaty!
Even the feet felt a little light, as if the person had risen from the ground and flown several miles away.
Song De suddenly remembered that when he led the troops to Liangzhou to suppress the bandits, he was the uncompromising commander.
That feeling of being the only one who has no one to refute is indeed not an ordinary feeling!
Just being a soldier who leads the bandit suppression is enough to make people feel elated.
If we could command hundreds of thousands of Xu's troops...
Song De even dared not even think about it!
Seeing Song De's expression as if he was far away from heaven, Ma Shaoxing knew that he must be extremely happy.
"Your Highness, the reason why I want you to get the support of the Xu Jiajun is because you need to make the Xu Jiajun and the general's followers obey your orders within a limited time!"
"Do you know what is the most effective way to make people obey?"
Song De glanced at him and said: "Of course it's fine clothes and food, and it's tempting to offer the other party an offer that's hard to refuse!"
Ma Shaoxing nodded: "The generous treatment is indeed very attractive."
"But since His Highness can give generous treatment, then others can also give generous treatment!"
"If faced with more generous treatment, wouldn't these people immediately turn against each other?"
After listening to Ma Shaoxing's words, Song De thought thoughtfully: "Then tell me, what should we do to make people obedient?"
Ma Shaoxing smiled slightly and spit out two words: "Hate!"
"There is no shortage of motivations for doing things in this world. Whether reasonable or unreasonable, they can become a reason for a person to do something."
"But among all the reasons, only hatred can make people forget all other factors and keep moving forward!"
"It can be said that hatred is the best motivation in the world."
Having said this, Ma Shaoxing looked at Song De with burning eyes.
"Xu Jiajun follows the general, so he is naturally very popular, and his treatment is so good that even other soldiers can't envy him!"
"If the general loses power, it would be good enough if the Xu family army is not dismissed where they are. How can they still live the happy life they once had?"
"And the root cause of all this is because of Prince Rong's informant!"
"Moreover, it's not just Xu Jiajun who is going to encounter changes."
"Those courtiers who have followed the general for many years will also lose their power, and even lose their official positions and lives!"
"Tell me, how can they not feel hatred in their hearts?"
"And you are the only prince who can avenge Prince Rong for them now."
"Tell me, how could they not fully support you?"
Song De suddenly realized: "That's it! I have realized it!"
"However, if you want them to hate the fourth child, what does it have to do with whether I get military power or not?"
"Don't they hate the Fourth Brother if I don't take control of the Xu Family Army?"
I thought that the second prince just believed what others said, but unexpectedly, it turned out that he had some ideas of his own!
Ma Shaoxing smiled meaningfully, waved his hand, and dismissed the servants waiting in the room.
"Your Highness, do you think you can win the title of Crown Prince?"
Song De was shocked. He didn't expect Ma Shaoxing to ask him this question straight to the point.
Direct enough!
"Well..."
"Of course I am bound to win!"
Ma Shaoxing smiled and said: "What if Prince Rong is determined to win this?"
"Your Highness, do you really not intend to take things by surprise? Have you made plans in advance?"
"The best thing is to make plans in advance while the Holy Emperor is still unaware!"
