In Xiao Yu's view, Xiao Ran is a relatively outstanding talent among the younger generations, but his vision is so short-sighted that Xiao Yu hates that iron cannot be transformed into steel.
Much worse than Yang Fan.
But every talent is the most important asset of the family, so he raised the alarm.
Xiao Ran was so proud and complacent, even arrogant. He treated his enemies like child's play and couldn't see the reality clearly. He was so stupid!
After being taught a lesson by Xiao Yu, Xiao Ran said nothing and did not dare to refute a word. He could only look at the door with a wry smile.
Seeing that there was no one around, he took two steps forward and whispered: "Uncle, nephew, there is nothing we can do! It is precisely because our Xiao family did not interfere with Yang Fan several times that our Xiao family's reputation in Jiangnan is now It is no longer what it used to be, so I have to join in this time.”
"It is said that the Wang family of Jiangnan is the one who initiated the impeachment of Yang Fan this time. The Wang family is a large branch of the Wang family of Taiyuan. The Wang family of Taiyuan will definitely support it. In addition, Zhao Guogong's eldest son Sun Chong is also lobbying..."
"So, my nephew thinks that the emperor will definitely not be able to resist the pressure this time. Even if Yang Fan is not transferred back, he will send someone to relieve Yang Fan."
"If our Xiao family categorically refuses to participate this time, it will inevitably create a rift between them. Therefore, after communicating with the clan elders, I decided to participate."
"Although we made the decision without permission and did not inform uncle, we were really afraid that uncle would be in a dilemma because of Yang Fan's relationship with Queen Mother Xiao."
"Now that it has happened, our Xiao family has been forced to express our stance. If we do not express our stance, we will definitely be spurned by other Jiangnan noble families in the future."
"In Chang'an, only my uncle is the mainstay of our Xiao family, so I came here to discuss countermeasures with you..."
Hearing Xiao Ran's explanation, Xiao Yu nodded approvingly: "If this is the case, you are right about this matter. It was my uncle who was reckless just now. However, if you said that the old fox Changsun Wuji would be involved, are you lying? you?"
Xiao Ran smiled and said: "Changsun Chong is hiding in Wang's family in Jiangnan. I don't think he dares to fool us, right?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ran lowered his voice and said: "Besides, Zhao Guogong's elder brother, Changsun Anye, played a very important role in it. Moreover, Zhang Liang was arrested this time because it was Changsun Anye who arranged it..."
"In the past, our family kept my uncle's instructions in mind and did not agree to the Jiangnan noble clan's plan to deal with Yang Fan. We remained neutral every time and did not send dead soldiers to participate."
"But this time it's completely different. In order to give face to the Changsun family, we agreed to jointly impeach Yang Fan..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yu's white eyebrows wrinkled, and he lightly clicked the table in front of him with his fingers, as if weighing the pros and cons.
After a long while, Xiao Yucai said to himself: "What is the Changsun family doing? What benefit will impeaching Yang Fan do to them?"
"Also, does the Wang family want to replace our Xiao family by being so active in contacting the major noble families?"
"Although my Xiao family has always been the leader of the Jiangnan noble clans, they dare not contact the major noble clans in such a big way because they are afraid of being severely suppressed by the emperor."
"Does the Wang family want to rebel in such a grand manner? Aren't the Wang families afraid of having their homes confiscated and exterminated?"
"This kind of behavior of the Wang family would be understandable in troubled times, but now the Tang Dynasty has won the hearts of the people, its national power is increasing day by day, and its military is the most powerful in the world. Anyone who dares to rebel will be seeking death!"
"The emperor was originally afraid of the Jiangnan nobles, so he sent Yang Fan south just to divide the Jiangnan nobles. Now that the Wang family is ignorant, this is going to be a disaster!"
"Forget it this time. If things like this happen again in the future, you don't have to worry about your face. Just refuse the Wang family's request."
"It will definitely be good for our Xiao family to draw a clear line with them. Even if the Wang family dies in the end, our Xiao family will not be implicated in it."
Xiao Ran was startled and exclaimed: "The Wang family will perish, isn't it?"
Xiao Yu sighed and said: "The Wang family dared to take in the eldest grandson Anye, which shows that he is not peaceful. You don't know the entanglement between the eldest grandson Anye and the emperor. Only a few people knew about the secrets back then. Alas, those are all It's okay not to talk about old things, but it will be good for you to stay away from the Wang family in the future. As for the impeachment of Yang Fan this time, we will wait and see what happens."
Hearing Xiao Yu's warning, Xiao Ran hesitated and felt embarrassed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu frowned and asked, "Is there anything difficult about this?"
"Uncle, Wang Yu and a group of people from Jiangnan are waiting outside the mansion. They are just waiting for the announcement from their nephew and want to see you." Xiao Ran gritted his teeth and spoke out.
No wonder he was so embarrassed, Xiao Yu then warned him to stay away from the Wang family.
But he beheaded first and then played, and brought everyone here.
Xiao Yu's eyes widened and he shouted: "That's ridiculous, why did you bring them here?"
"Aren't we, the Xiao family, the leaders of the Jiangnan gentry? If we have anything to discuss, we have to come to you..." Xiao Ran felt aggrieved.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu could no longer blame him, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, let them wait at the manor, I will go there later!"
"promise!"
After deliberately staying in the room for a while, Xiao Yu changed into a set of regular clothes, and then slowly walked towards the manor.
As soon as they entered the manor, they saw people from every family in Jiangnan coming, as many as a dozen people.
When everyone saw Xiao Yu stepping in, everyone from each family quickly stood up and saluted.
"I've met Song Guogong!"
Xiao Yu and Xi smiled with joy in their faces: "We are all neighbors. When we come to the capital from afar, we still remember to look for the old man. It's a good thing. There is no need to be so polite. Just sit down and treat it as your own home!"
When Xiao Yu sat down at the main seat, those people in Jiangnan took their seats one after another.
As soon as they sat down, someone complained: "Song Guogong, you have to uphold justice for us. Yang Fan has gone too far! Slaughtering us like pigs in Jiangnan is too much!"
"Yang Fan, as an important minister of the imperial court, actually used tricks to defraud my Wang family of millions of dollars. This is the Wang family's savings for decades. If Yang Fan is allowed to mess around in Jiangnan again, there will no longer be a place for us in Jiangnan..."
Xiao Yu raised his eyelids and took a look.
It turns out that this person is Wang Yu, the eldest son of the head of the Wang family.
At this time, this guy looked sad and sad, as if he was worried about Jiangnan's future.
This guy's acting skills are indeed useful, and other Jiangnan nobles echoed, all accusing Yang Fan of wrongdoing.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
Wang Yu's move was really high, and he was obviously forcing him to express his stance.
If Xiao Yu does not submit, the prestige of their Xiao family will be greatly damaged.
After all, Wang Yu stood at the commanding heights of the interests of the entire Jiangnan gentry.
However, this is not a problem for Xiao Yu. He has been in the officialdom for so many years and it is not in vain.
Xiao Yu said expressionlessly: "You deserve to be cheated. Who allowed your Wang family to be linked with those brutal pirates? And Yang Fan caught you."
Wang Yu was immediately choked, and then his face turned red and he felt a little ashamed.
Sister Ni, this old guy really doesn’t give you any face at all.
Besides, that’s not our focus, right?
Instead, he accused Yang Fan of harming the interests of our Jiangnan gentry.
You old guy actually clings to the fact that the Wang family is cooperating with the pirates. It's too vicious!
After thinking for a while, Wang Yu argued: "Although our Wang family was confused for a while and it was natural for us to be tricked, some of them were forced to be slaughtered by Yang Fan."
"For example, the Huang family was robbed of 100,000 yuan by Yang Fan for no reason. Not only that, Yang Fan also killed people. Isn't this a demonstration against us?"
"Yes, Lord Song, our Huang family has been deceived by Yang Fan." Huang Wanquan cried quickly.
Xiao Yu didn't even look at Huang Wanquan and said calmly: "Since you think Yang Fan is slaughtering your Huang family for no reason, you don't have to pay or even file a complaint. I think how Yang Fan should explain to the emperor. "
As soon as these words came out, Huang Wanquan almost lost his temper in anger.
Not giving?
The knife is held to your neck, how dare you not give it?
What's more important is that it's useless to sue the emperor with an IOU signed and stamped in black and white.
If he really dares not to give it, with Yang Fan's temper, he really dares to lead troops to raid the house directly.
It's obviously something that can't be done without giving it, but you said it so lightly, it's almost like standing up and talking without pain in your back.
Seeing Huang Wanquan's bearish appearance, Xiao Yu directly despised him and ignored him.
In the past, the Huang family, as a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, was really inferior to each other. It seems that the decline of the Huang family is not far away!
Xiao Yu glanced at everyone present indifferently and said again: "Everyone, I have also heard about the Huang family's affairs. It was due to the fight between the Huang family's children who did not give them money to eat."
"Killing to pay for one's life, and debts to pay for money, this is a matter of course. Who can you blame for the troubles you, the Huang family, have caused?"
"If you are here just for this trivial matter, then please go back. Our Xiao family cannot do this kind of justice."
Seeing Xiao Yu pushing back the question in just a few words, Wang Yu felt a little bitter.
After this incident, Wang Yu finally saw Xiao Yu's strengths and weaknesses.
Sure enough, ginger is still spicy!
Now he just wants to drag the Xiao family into trouble as soon as possible, so that he can be more confident in dealing with Yang Fan.
Although it is very likely that the prestige of the Xiao family will be further enhanced, there is nothing that can be done about it.
Wang Yu sighed and said with a sad face: "Song Guo Gong, we are here this time to ask Song Guo Gong to take action. At the court meeting tomorrow, we Jiangnan officials decided to impeach Yang Fan together and ask the emperor to withdraw Yang Fan from Jiangnan. In this way, Only in this way can our big families be able to pass it on smoothly.”
Xiao Yu asked: "What reasons should we use to impeach Yang Fan? It can't be based on nothing, right?"
Wang Yu gritted his teeth: "Yang Fan has been making a big move in Jiangnan, constantly swiping away the people's support. Now there is widespread resentment among the people in Jiangnan, and they all describe Yang Fan as a man-eating demon. Your Majesty can send people to investigate."
"Of course, this is just a reason to impeach him. Wang is not hiding the real reason, because Yang Fan always makes trouble for us, and we have to fight back..."
Xiao Yuqi said: "I remember that Yang Fan once promised that as long as the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River stay on their own terms and don't cause trouble for him, what should we do? Why did Yang Fan cause trouble for us?"
"As long as you don't plot against others, will they retaliate against you? Look at our Xiao family, since Yang Fan arrived in Jiangnan, we have been doing our business and we haven't seen Yang Fan come to ask for trouble?"
Hearing this, Wang Yu was dumbfounded.
Sister Ni, this old guy is simply out of control.
The expressions of everyone present were the same as Wang Yu's, they were all ashamed and helpless.
Indeed, every time they were targeted by Yang Fan, they were the ones who found trouble first, and Yang Fan was really not to blame.
As Xiao Yu said, the Xiao family did not participate in the plan against Yang Fan. You see, the Xiao family is not doing well.
Wang Yu had no choice but to say again: "Song Guogong, Yang Fan was assassinated on the street some time ago, but in the end the assassin was persuaded by Yang Fan..."
Later, Wang Yu told Xiao Yu in detail about the assassination of Yang Fan at the dock.
Xiao Yu was a little confused and asked: "What does this matter have to do with the impeachment of Yang Fan?"
Xiao Ran didn't say anything about this, and Xiao Yu didn't know yet that there was such an assassination.
Wang Yu explained: "Because the assassin spoke before he left, he would find out who was behind the rumors. When the rumors were spread, your Xiao family was also involved. If Yang Fan is not taken out of Jiangnan, once the assassin investigates, If the truth comes out, do you think you, the Xiao family, can escape the relationship?"
"For now, the only thing we can do is drive Yang Fan out of Jiangnan. By then Yang Fan is no longer in Jiangnan, and then the assassin will not have to find out the truth and explain to Yang Fan!"
As soon as Wang Yu finished speaking, Xiao Yu became furious and said: "Did you find the assassin? You are so stupid. How can you make mistakes again and again?"
"Even if you want to find an assassin, you have to find someone you can trust. Besides, once Yang Fan dies in Jiangnan, will we still have a good life?"
"His Majesty has conquered the world on horseback. He is not a weak emperor. Jiangnan is related to the emperor's plan for the Eastern Expedition. Think about it, once Yang Fan, the spokesperson, dies in Jiangnan, how angry the emperor will be."
Wang Yu looked miserable: "Song Guogong misunderstood, the assassin really has nothing to do with everyone!"
Xiao Yu couldn't help but be stunned: "Didn't you invite me here? Is there really such a heroic and courageous righteous man in this world?"
Although it was a question, he believed that Wang Yu didn't need to lie to him at this time, it was just a little unbelievable.
At this time, Huang Wanquan interjected angrily: "In my opinion, this matter should be a trick planned by Yang Fan, and it is deliberately targeting our Jiangnan nobles!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu was surprised and said: "How do you say this?"
Huang Wanquan explained: "Yang Fan explained the assassin on the street, which is inherently suspicious. You think, if the female assassin really wanted to assassinate, how could she be convinced in just a few words."
"Therefore, the most likely thing is that the female assassin was sent by Yang Fan himself to make excuses for dealing with us."
"In the future, as long as someone from our Jiangnan noble clan opposes him, he can cause trouble for us, or even kill us secretly, while Yang Fan only needs to blame the female assassin. What do you think?"
Not only was Xiao Yu dumbfounded by this astonishing statement, but even Wang Yu and others felt that it was very likely.
With the guidance of this thinking, everyone was even convinced that this was Yang Fan's trick.
Suddenly, everyone panicked and couldn't help but feel nervous. It seemed that they had underestimated Yang Fan!
Unexpectedly, Yang Fan actually had such a design!
Based on Wang Yu's understanding of Yang Fan, Yang Fan can definitely do this kind of thing.
Don’t you Jiangnan nobles want my life, Yang Fan?
Well, I will create a female assassin myself. After such a process of explanation, the public opinion in Jiangnan has a tendency to change.
At this moment, even if he secretly assassinates major families in the future, no one would dare to suspect Yang Fan.
After all, it can be blamed on the assassin.
High, really high!
At this moment, Xiao Yu finally knew why these people from Jiangnan came so neatly.
In addition to profit, there is such a sharp sword hanging above his head.
If this matter is really Yang Fan's plan, then this guy is really shameful!
It is conceivable that if someone plots against Yang Fan again, who knows when this guy will lose his temper and send someone to assassinate him?
Not only can you kill people, but the key is that you can't even kill the Jiangnan nobles...
But it doesn't make sense. Based on Xiao Yu's understanding of Yang Fan, although Yang Fan is sometimes rogue, he probably wouldn't do this.
Because even if that guy wanted to take revenge on someone, it would be fair and just revenge.
For a moment, Xiao Yu couldn't figure out whether this matter was true or false.
If Yang Fan knew that an assassination against him had opened up the minds of people like Jiangnan, I wonder if he would wake up laughing in his sleep.
After all, it's a good excuse to kill someone!
Although the people in Jiangnan spoke eloquently, Xiao Yu did not want to be the first person.
Although Xiao Yu really wants to regain the influence of the Xiao family, it definitely does not mean that he will take the lead in everything!
After all, no one who had ever opposed Yang Fan had a good ending.
Glancing at the Jiangnan family members who had been sitting silently, they knew that Yang Fan was not so easy to deal with. Otherwise, why would these people come to him?
Obviously, this group of people wanted to use him, Xiao Yu, as a spearman.
Haha, do you really think that I, Xiao Yu, am so easy to deceive?
But this matter had to be explained, so Xiao Yu could only say vaguely: "I know this. You guys go back first. I will go to find out what your Majesty says. As for the impeachment, I will wait and see what happens tomorrow."
After saying that, before everyone could react, they stood up and left, leaving only Wang Yu and others messy in the wind.
(End of chapter)
