The chaos in the market and the chaos of officials soon turned into public grievances, which accumulated so hard that there were always one or two people who were "not afraid of death" and wanted to "complain" to the authorities.
Of course, among these "not afraid of death", there are those who are truly "not afraid of death"; there are also "those who are not afraid of death".
Complain about "chaos": You can complain about all kinds of chaos, and the categories are naturally diverse.
This is a very good point in the "Song Code", which allows the people to open "roads of speech".
But the problem is that the source of this "chaos" is exactly the person they want to "complain" to: the king of Song Dynasty.
The processing, judgment and decision-making department that accepted this "complaint" ultimately pointed at the King of Song.
How many people in power are there in this world who can "attack" themselves?
But, having said that, if he hadn't been so partial to the red-haired lady that he neglected all the other concubines in the palace, how could the people have turned an ordinary "impatiens" into a "disturbing" people's heart? What about "disaster"?
All this is seen in Xiang Xu's eyes.
It's not that he didn't know, or rather - that this situation occurred, more or less, he had a little help.
But he needs the Hua family to be in chaos, needs a strong and stable Huan family to be in power, and needs people to focus on those "trivial" things. He can make "little things" bigger and successfully divert everyone's attention. However, he was firmly controlling Chao Gang from behind. This was what he wanted.
Sometimes he "lights the fire" and sometimes he "puts out the fire". As for when and what action should be taken, Xiang Xu calmly examines the movements around him, looking for an opportunity to strike.
Finally, Song Pinggong also needed the people to divert their attention and no longer focus on attacking his little quirks. After all, this folk children's song has reached the palace:
“Golden carp, silver carp, only red carp jumps in Longmen;
There are flowered peacocks, black peacocks, and only red peacocks in the courtyard. "
Everyone knows whether the song is about a carp or a peacock, and it is the red-haired lady that is being alluded to.
The king of the Song Dynasty came to Xiang Xu and asked him if there was any way to stop the people from getting involved in this matter.
Xiang Xu replied: "Don't erect the flagpole, otherwise the people will look east and forget the west."
Song Jun asked: "What flagpole should be erected?"
Xiang Xu presented several volumes of "real-name reporting letters" written by people who were "not afraid of death":
"Recently, Hua Wu, the head of the Washington DC House, was stabbed to death in his home. His mansion was severely burned. The murderer is still at large. The whole Washington government mourns that his life was frugal and loyal, and his death was wasted for several months. However, the government has found nothing to investigate. Please ask the official The family will send capable officials to investigate the case and bring justice to the Hua family."
Song Jun took a look and saw that this was a famous member of the Chinese ethnic group. How could the affairs of the "Hua Gaobi Mansion", the grandson of the former Zhengqing doctor Hua Yuan, have been suppressed for so long without anyone coming to solve it?
In addition, why should such a "case" be reported "anonymously"?
"Xiang Aiqing, I have heard about the incident in Washington before, but I didn't expect it to be so tragic. The death of his family is considered a big event. Why don't we hear too many memorials?"
Not to mention letting others change their minds, Song Jun also "really" felt that the murder of the Huagaobi Mansion's family leader must have a larger background, and for a while he completely forgot about the "Red Rebellion" , and started to consult seriously.
"Hua Gaobi, the grandson of Hua Yuan, died of his father Hua Yue, and he was sent to care for him. Little did he know that when the corpse was still cold, a new mourning was added. Although the deceased was a subordinate family steward, the direction was clear after all. Do you think this is the right thing for us to do? Do you want Hua Yuan and his family to live happily ever after?"
When Song Jun talked about "eternal incense", he couldn't help but stare at Xiang Xu for a second time.
Of course he knew that Xiang Xu was a member of the Huan family; if the Hua family was in chaos and weakened, one of the people who would benefit in the end might not be their "Huan family". Asking him now was considered a "test" A kind of it!
Xiang Xu was such a smart man. He immediately saluted and replied:
"It stands to reason, Yihuan."
Hearing him say this himself, Song Jun became embarrassed. He had no choice but to relax his facial muscles and said with a smile:
"Don't think too much, Xiang Aiqing. My intention is not to refer to anything; let alone you, Xiang Zhengqing."
"Thanks to the wrong love of the Lord and the false belief of the ministers, although I am a member of the Huan clan, from the first day I took this official title, I have sworn to serve the country and the people with a public heart. If I, the Huan clan, violate the law, Even if this person is a relative of mine, I will enforce the law impartially and never forgive him! What's more, if I can't tolerate a mere steward of the Hua family, I will definitely raise the issue of killing him in vain. As a 'flagpole', to attract people's attention and change their minds?"
Xiang Xu's move of "retreating in order to advance" was done beautifully!
Song Jun was completely convinced by him and believed in the "suggestion" he said.
"Okay! Regarding this, if I want to pursue it with all my strength, can Xiang Aiqing be sure that the people's hearts are stuck here and the fallacy of the 'red disaster' can be resolved?"
"Of course! But please, my lord, order strict investigation and make this case bigger and more practical! After that, the results will definitely appear!"
Xiang Xu understood that in this game, he wanted to seek justice for "Fahrenheit".
"In that case, I will issue an order, giving you full authority to handle the case!"
With the approval of Song Jun, Xiang Xu made his "investigation" actions known to everyone in the Song Dynasty. Many "suspected criminals" were arranged, turning the arrest operation into a "routine clearance."
This was great. The matter of "impatiens" was soon suppressed by waves of "city-wide searches".
Hua Gaobi did not expect to receive such attention from Song Jun; although he wanted to "catch the murderer as soon as possible", due to Hua Yuan's reminder, he still did not respond to the "special attack" launched by the officials. He added too many of his own eyes and ears to his actions.
Hua Yuan warned him: If he is too active in this matter, it will easily arouse the vigilance of his "opponent" and may point the "anchor head" at him faster, bringing him unnecessary danger.
"Just wait and see what happens."
He is "quiet", so naturally someone has to "move".
This person is Wang Dan.
Originally, as an opportunity for Xiang Xu to "enrich himself by supporting the bandits", the "bandits" had already finished their work and should have "retired after having succeeded"; however, what Xiang Xu wanted was not just to "kill the Hua Wu family for everyone to see". Simple. He needs to catch his opponent personally and find out the "real culprit"; and then give Hua Yuan face so that Hua Gaobi can regain his "security".
Under the candlelight, Xiang Xu repeatedly looked through the "Hua Family Genealogy" that he had read countless times, and the wax oil he held "inadvertently" dripped onto the "names" one by one.
"Sir, I understand! We will fulfill our mission!"
Wang Dan took another heavy bag of silver ingots thrown by Xiang Xu, weighed the weight, tightened the rope around his mouth, bowed and left Xiang Xu's dormitory where he had a secret meeting with Xiang Xu.
