After returning to the mansion, He Ruobi had been in a daze in the inner hall; for He Ruobi, this half day seemed like ten years had passed, and his usually strong back seemed to be bent.
In his life, He Ruobi had been through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, enjoyed rich clothes, fine food, beautiful women, and had all the power, status, fame, and wealth. Even if he died now, his life would not be in vain.
However, he can not care about his own life and death, but he cannot care about the life and death of the He Ruo clan. But the reality is always so cruel. Yang Jian cared about the old relationship between the emperor and his ministers, and instead of doing anything to him personally, he just attacked the brothers and nephews he cared about most.
But then again, according to the crimes committed by the He Ruo family, even if they were killed a hundred times, it would be difficult to atone for their crimes. Yang Jian, who even punished his sons Yang Jun and Yang Xiu according to law for breaking the law, actually spared the lives of their father and son, which was an act of mercy outside the law.
But He Ruobi didn't think so. He felt that Yang Jian was unkind and ungrateful, Yang Guang was adding fuel to the flames, Yang Ji was ruthless, and Gao Jiu stood by and watched... He wished he could kill all of these people to vent his hatred!
At this time, a cough came from the hall, followed by Dugu Shun's voice, "He Ruogong!"
"Dugu Gong, please sit down." He Ruobi quickly stood up to greet him. The only person he could rely on now was the Guanlong nobles headed by Dugu Shun.
"Thank you for sitting down!" Facing He Ruobi's expectant gaze, Dugu Shun couldn't help but hesitate. He didn't care about He Ruobi's previous calculations. After all, the clans and clans were always so intrigued with each other. He Ruobi had planned against him. Why hadn't he planned against He Ruobi before?
The two sat down and two maids served them tea. Dugu Shun took a sip of tea and asked straight to the point: "He Ruogong, what are your plans?"
"What else can we do?" He Ruobi's face was gloomy and he said angrily: "Xue Zhou, the minister of Dali Temple, was threatened by Yang Ji's puppy. When he tried the case, he could only enforce it impartially. The final result was that our He Ruo family Catch them all in one fell swoop.”
Dugu Shun breathed a sigh of relief. He Ruobi could think like this and obviously realized that some people had to sacrifice. This would undoubtedly reduce many obstacles for the subsequent conversation. If he blindly asked himself to save people or shout to fight and kill, that would be quite serious. Embarrassed.
Now that He Ruobi has admitted it, Dugu Shun will certainly not mention the difficult He Ruo family, but will turn the topic to He Ruobi personally and comfort him: "No one in the officialdom has everything smooth sailing. You see, I have no official position. Isn't it also a transcendent status? Now that the matter has come to this, you don't have to take it too seriously. Although you have made some losses, you can make time to thank the guests behind closed doors and focus on educating the younger generations. If they learn half of your skills, they can still dominate the battlefield in the future. , become famous all over the world. I can guarantee you this."
Dugu Shun knew that He Ruobi was a big talker and did not dare to tell him about the contacts between the leaders of the three Guanlong factions and their future plans.
"Thank you, Mr. Dugu!" He Ruobi gratefully handed over his hand.
He thought a lot while sitting in a daze for half a day, especially his father He Ruoden's voice, smile, and earnest teachings kept flashing in his mind. At that time, his father complained and was ordered to commit suicide by Yu Wenhu. Before his death, his father warned him to be careful of disaster coming from his mouth and to be cautious in his words and deeds as a man and an official. Finally, he pierced his tongue with an awl to let him remember this. The curse of words.
In the first few years after his father's death, He Ruobi still abided by his father's deathbed "taper-tongued commandment." However, after his death, he became arrogant and domineering. He threw his father's teachings behind him, constantly making enemies, and constantly burying troubles for himself and his family. .
Whenever he thought of the indifferent attitude of the courtiers during the early court proceedings, He Ruobi realized what a failure he was as a human being.
"I know He Ruogong hates Yang Ji very much." Dugu Shun decided to give He Ruobi some dessert, so that he could be firmly tied to the Dugu family's chariot and not win over from the other two factions: "But this kid really can't be kept."
"Uh..." He Ruobi couldn't turn around and looked at Wei Qian in surprise: "Dugu Gong, didn't you ask me to thank guests behind closed doors? Why..."
"I think this man is brave and resourceful today, but at the same time he is unyielding when he gains power. And He Ruogong not only has irresolvable hatred with him now, but has also lost all power. Even if he is unable to eradicate the root cause, he will still use it. Yang Guang's power has suppressed you so much that you have no strength for revenge." At this point, Dugu Shun solemnly said: "Don't blame me for boosting others' ambitions and destroying He Ruogong's prestige, but this boy is indeed not something you can defeat."
"Yang Ji is my sworn enemy, so naturally I can't keep him." He Ruobi gritted his teeth and said, "I know some rangers, and even have some friendship with the famous Qiu-bearded guest in Guanzhong. How about..."
"He Ruogong, I am not talking about you as a junior. You are a world-famous general, but that bearded man is a wanted criminal who killed the governor of the state. Although he killed all the people who deserved to die, no matter how you say it, he is also bad. If everyone follows the laws of the imperial court, wouldn't the world be in chaos? How can you deal with people like this who despise the laws of the imperial court and slaughter the imperial officials without authorization? If this matter spreads, the He Ruo family may really be wiped out because of this. " Dugu Shun glanced at He Ruobi helplessly and said, "Yang Ji is a young boy who has not entered the official service. The person who has a life-and-death hatred against him is He Ruogong. If he is assassinated, everyone will know that it was you."
"This won't work, and that won't work either!" He Ruobi frowned and said, "Then what does Mr. Dugu think we should do?"
"Recommend Yang Ji to become an official!" Dugu Shun expressed his opinion.
"Ah?" He Ruobi couldn't keep up with Dugu Shun's thinking. One moment he wanted to get rid of him, and in the blink of an eye he wanted to recommend him to an official position. What exactly did he want?
"The Yang family is a family of generals. Yang Jian usurped the country and became the emperor. He still trained the Yang family's children in the same way as generals. Except for the weak and elegant Prince Yang Yong, every Yang family child was thrown into the battlefield by Yang Jian to gain experience. Yang Shuang The same is true for Yang Guang, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, Yang Liang, Yang Zhiji and others, and the competitive Yang Ji will definitely not be an exception. Yang Ji is now an adult, and maybe he will be sent to the army by Yang Jian in the next year. , so we have to take a step in advance and recommend him to be a general in the border areas where wars are frequent." Dugu Shun said meaningfully: "He Ruogong, sometimes you don't have to do it yourself to kill someone."
"It's such a clever plan to kill with a borrowed knife!" He Ruobi's eyes lit up. With Yang Ji's dandy nature, let alone leading troops to kill the enemy, I'm afraid he can't even cure the assassins. If someone takes Yang Ji's place of office If the leak comes out, the Turks who hate Yang Shuang to the core will definitely take special care of him. Once a war breaks out, newcomers like Yang Ji on the battlefield will undoubtedly die. What's more important is that since he achieved his goal of killing, he was able to completely put Heruo Shiwei away from the matter.
Dugu Shun smiled and asked, "So, does He Ruogong agree that this is the plan?"
This was also the main reason why Dugu Shun was in a hurry to comfort He Ruobi. He was afraid that if he came too late, this idiot would do something stupid that he couldn't control. But in order to calm He Ruobi's violent temper, he must first get rid of Yang Ji.
Since Yang Ji is Yang Guang's man, his performance in the morning also makes Dugu Shun feel the slightest threat. If he gets rid of him before he grows up, it can be said that he kills multiple birds with one stone.
He Ruobi said gloomily: "Although it is not as quick as killing him with my own hands, this is indeed the best way to kill Yang Ji. I have no reason to object."
"Then I'll start preparing for this right now!" Dugu Shun smiled reassuringly: "We will send Yang Ji to the battlefield as early as possible in the spring."
"I leave everything to Duke Dugu. I, He Ruobi, will repay you generously in the future." He Ruobi bowed solemnly.
