Yang Zhen, who rushed back to the Song Dynasty, met up with the "Zeofu" caravan he sent, and pretended to be part of them. Although the household registration management in the Song Dynasty was relatively strict, there was nothing that could not be done with money. , they soon had a dignified identity, swaggered into the city again, and began the rescue operation for Wang Dan and his family.
In the Song Dynasty, the Hua family had always been a "non-king" but a "real king". In terms of length of time, the Hua family was second, and no one dared to be first.
It is true that "a fortress is always breached from the inside."
No matter how powerful the outsiders are, it is really difficult to defeat the Hua family. However, only when there is trouble within the Hua family, it will be really fatal.
Hua Xi was expelled and Wang Dan's family was in trouble, which was just an "appetizer" for the civil strife in the Hua family.
But just such a small "appetizer" fell on Wang Dan's family and became the "Taishan" that destroyed them.
Because they were members of the Huaxi clan, a wealthy family, Wang Dan's family was put under house arrest in the Hua clan ancestral hall, and was given conditions: as long as they could hand over the Yang Zhen within thirty days, they could all be released and go home safely as they were. Otherwise, when the time is up, no one will be left alive and will be sentenced to death.
Yangliu'er hugged Wang Dan and burst into tears; while Wang Chang's family was also helpless and helpless.
Obviously, everyone wants to live, but this condition is completely unacceptable to them, impossible to do, and impossible to achieve.
As the head of the family, Wang Dan couldn't run out of ideas at this time.
He comforted everyone and said:
"Don't be afraid, everyone, and don't be impatient! I have my own way."
Of course, he couldn't just watch a family die inexplicably, even if the rabbit was "angry" and "biting"! What's more, it's Wang Dan.
He couldn't escape with everyone, but as far as Wang Dan was concerned, it was not impossible to escape from this heavily guarded "forbidden garden".
Taking advantage of the sleepiness and fatigue in the latter half of the night, Wang Dan reappeared his Qinggong skills and escaped from the forbidden garden by walking on the "Heavenly Road" - the eaves and the ends of trees - without anyone or ghost noticing.
The most reliable rescue Wang Dan could think of came from the Hua family's mortal enemy: the Xiang family.
Everyone in the Song Dynasty knew that the Hua family and the Xiang family did not deal with each other. Even the king of the Song Dynasty had to give them three points.
Xiang Xu Zhengqing was his first choice.
As the current actual controller of the state affairs of the Song Dynasty, speaking to Xiang Jia has weight.
Even the king must rely on his advice before he can finally accomplish something he "wants to decide on his own."
The king is not like a king, and the ministers are not like ministers. The political situation of the Song Dynasty was operating in such a strange and embarrassing way.
This time, Song Jun wanted to use the "Yang Pour" incident to please Hua Yuan, but he just made Xiang Jia angry.
As for the life and death of Wang Dan's family, the most important "law" at this time is placed on the Xiang family.
According to the legal system of the Song Dynasty, even if Song Jun found a reason to arrest Wang Dan's family, when the sentence could be sentenced and when it could be executed, it would have to be "instructed" from Xiang Zhengqing to finally realize it.
Even if they threaten Wang Dan's family within the limit of "thirty days", in fact, it can only be a "wishful wish".
On the surface, they were waiting for "Yang Zhen" to be brought to justice; in fact, they were testing the "power game" with the two powerful ministers: which one is greater, the "monarchy" or the "ministerial power" - this is the Song Dynasty. The country’s world, whose family’s world is it?
However, to be a "game", there must be "props" and "chess pieces" that can be manipulated.
Wang Dan ran to find Xiang Xu, but Xiang Xu also had doubts about people from the "Hua family" coming to seek refuge, not to mention the condition of letting him save people.
"Hua Xi and I are officials in the same dynasty, and I should fulfill the friendship of the same dynasty. However, this matter concerns the emperor's holy will. I am afraid that I am unable to do it!"
Xiang Xu has always been cautious. For this kind of sudden request, let alone no friendship, even if there is half a degree of friendship, it is his first time to "put aside" the relationship and draw a clear boundary. style.
"If the Huan family wants to stay at the top of the Song Dynasty, I can help you, as long as it can save my family."
When Wang Dan came to ask for help, he naturally brought a "letter of surrender."
"Oh, is this true?"
Xiang Xu remained calm, neither cold nor hot. While stroking his beard, he stared at the incense burner in front of his case. His eyes did not move to Wang Dan's face, but seemed to be watching the smoke rising from the incense burner. It dances lightly, creating a winding trajectory, as if trying to find something in the middle.
Wang Dan also noticed that Xiang Xu was not looking at him, and he was a little anxious, so he also cast his eyes on the wisp of smoke.
He understood, so he secretly used his palm power from behind to turn over all the spices in the incense burner. He turned over a layer of incense powder from the bottom that was not as dense as the burning incense powder and covered the surface layer densely, which cut off oxygen. , and extinguished the slow-burning cigarette.
Seeing that the smoke in the incense burner stopped coming out, Xiang Xu didn't know that Wang Dan was making a fuss, and thought it was burned out, so he called outside:
"Come here, add some fragrance!"
The attendant came in, quickly put the incense burner on the table and exited, muttering as he walked:
"It's so weird! You're wearing a new fragrance?"
Change it again, and it will be destroyed again; change it three times, and destroy it three times.
Wang Dan's "little move" was finally discovered by Xiang Xu. He had no choice but to stare at Wang Dan's face and said:
"This fragrance has never been so weird. Could it be you?"
"Tie!"
Wang Dan wanted to submit a "signature letter", so he admitted it frankly. He went on to say: "If you attack things in the world from the outside, most of them cannot be attacked; if you don't attack from the inside, there will be no fire that cannot be extinguished."
Faced with Wang Dan's "metaphor", Xiang Xu understood it, so he laughed and said:
"So, do you have a way to extinguish the fire of the Hua family from within?"
"That's right! I have my own plan to create a separation. In a short time, the power of the Hua family will be destroyed invisibly."
After speaking, Wang Dan took out a volume of "Hua Family Genealogy" from his sleeve, spread it out on the table in front of Xiang Xu, pointed to several names in it, and said:
"I have a way to make the 'internal fire' in this place spontaneously ignite."
Xiang Xu couldn't help but sit up straight, and stepped forward to take a closer look: Wang Dan's fingertips traced the names of the people he pointed out, and they were some of the most powerful and famous people in the Hua family, but they had all heard of them more or less. , not very harmonious.
"The Genealogy is precious, are you Bindu Luodega?"
Xiang Xu had only heard that the Hua family was prosperous, but he had never had such a good opportunity to clarify "who is who" and "who is related to whom".
"Of course, thanks to the gift of Lord Song, our family and others are detained in the Hua Clan Ancestral Hall. The rest are weak and weak, but I have the skills to do it. How can I come to see you first!"
Wang Dan could tell from Xiang Xu's eyes that the "letter of surrender" he presented was quite to his liking.
"Yeah! Sure enough, I have 'skills', it's not that impressive!"
Xiang Xu's comment was a double entendre, which seemed to be praise but was actually sarcasm.
Of course Wang Dan could hear it, but he couldn't care less about it. No matter what, as long as he could save the lives of the whole family, he would be willing to do anything. It didn't matter how he looked at him, no matter how he praised or criticized him. Got it!
