No matter what the turmoil in Suzhou City is like, the place of Suzhou Mansion is still quiet, even deserted.
Everyone slept very soundly this time, and so did Liu Bang. He even had a dream. The first thing he did after waking up was to change himself into a pair of pants.
It was already past noon, and even though he had already eaten in the morning, his sleep was extremely exhausting, making his stomach rumbling non-stop. While he asked people to prepare food, he waited outside the door. How long did it take for people to be called in?
Zhong Lei is calmer than Zhong Feng, but only a little. Knowing that his sister is pregnant, he might be the uncle of the country in the future. The prosperity of the Zhong family should start from their generation. Therefore, when doing things for the emperor, he did his best without saying anything, and he really regarded the Zhao family's affairs as his own family's business.
"The Yu family has been destroyed..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he glanced at the old man who had no position and no position. Seeing that the emperor and him were both indifferent, he continued:
"Yu Yunwen has been entrusted by the head of the Yu family and has left the city...I have already said hello on the way, so there should be nothing wrong."
That smart student was able to escape from an army of 100,000 people. Anyone with a clear head knows that there must be a mole, but there is no basis for it. At this time, it is the time of the Northern Expedition, and rashly speculating on his comrades will inevitably cause some bad things. Emotions, so whether it was Captain Zhang, the two commanders, or even people like Han Chang, they wisely kept silent.
This can be regarded as the experience left over from the Huaixi Military Revolution. Xia used force to break the ban. These Qiu Ba were sometimes very strong. They were so strong that they let civil servants lie on their heads and shit on them. They were so strong that they were injured and lost their lives. , it’s just a matter of talking and laughing.
But sometimes they are very fragile, so fragile that a word, a personnel appointment, or even a copper coin can make them want to resist.
Huang Yanjie is very considerate... He is now the number one eunuch in the world. Although he is not as majestic as Tong Guan, how many eunuchs have been able to become Tong Guan throughout the ages? He had prepared food early, knowing that Zhao Guan's family liked to eat meat and drink wine. No, as soon as the emperor got up, he had already brought the food.
Liu Bang was not polite and did not ask the two people next to him whether they ate or not. He tore off a chicken leg and put it in his mouth. No one could have imagined that the person who let Yu Yunwen go was actually the current emperor.
After the two mouthfuls of meat were eaten, Wu Zang Temple was slightly comforted, and then he asked:
"He's the only one? You have to look after him carefully and make sure he enters the city safely."
Without waiting for Zhong Lei to reply, he continued:
"Does the Yu family have any other reactions? Have they come to report to the official?"
Zhong Lei shook his head: "After all, it is not a glorious thing. Although everyone in Suzhou is now aware of it, the Yu family just closed the door and no one went out."
"That……"
Seeing that the emperor wanted to ask but was embarrassed to ask, the boy replied thoughtfully:
"Miss A-Yu is fine. The head of the Yu family locked herself up in his study room, so there was no one to take care of Miss A-Yu... It's just that the Yu family members who blamed her are indispensable. Her life will end." It’s not easy.”
Pharmacist Guo next to him was confused and came to the emperor to clarify his doubts. But after listening to the conversation between the two, the old man slapped his head and looked like he suddenly realized:
"I see!"
Liu Bang glared at him with disgust: "Don't fucking tell me that you know it again."
Pharmacist Guo smiled enigmatically: "Knowing it means knowing it. This time, the little old man has indeed calculated it correctly... There is no other possibility."
"Humph," Liu Bang didn't want to hear it at all. This little old man always liked to pretend to be an expert, but his guesses were wrong every time. He had already lost much interest in this kind of game.
So he didn't ask, but even though he didn't ask, Yaoshi Guo couldn't hold back his desire to talk:
"You let Yu Yunwen out on purpose!"
Liu Bang picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth without even looking at him.
Fortunately, Pharmacist Guo was used to it and didn't care at all. He continued:
"Let him out, and then monitor him... This place is very close to Bozhou, so he will definitely defect to Li Qiong, and then he will definitely inform Li Qiong of our army's deployment of grain, grass, supplies, and even our plans."
The old man's words were so convincing that he frightened Zhong Lei. The boy was shocked for a moment. If he really followed what Medical Master Guo said, he would take advantage of now to take Yu Yunwen's life. There's enough time.
Otherwise, if he were to enter Bozhou, he would undoubtedly be setting himself up for a huge trouble!
Just when he was about to say something, he heard Yaoshi Guo say:
"In this way, you can take advantage of Yu Yunwen's news and make detailed arrangements to catch Li Qiong off guard!"
"This time the plan fell into the trap, it is really something that only a person who plans the world can think of. I am brave and careful, I admire you..."
Before the word "admire" came out of his mouth, Liu Bang pointed at him and cursed:
"Old scoundrel, why are you showing off your cleverness in front of me!"
"Anyone who is not stupid can understand these things. If you are really capable, you should explain it in more detail!"
Pharmacist Guo frowned slightly: "There are indeed some doubts. For example, as for the Yu family, if you had made up your mind to sacrifice the Yu family from the beginning, why would you bother with his family's affairs again?"
"Not to mention whether the Yu family will collude with Li Qiong. If not, you will have a reputation as a bully. If you do... people will inevitably say behind your back that you forced it. You, you should take it seriously. Don’t you care about your reputation at all?”
A fish was eaten by the emperor in the blink of an eye. He also drank a large bowl of rice with the soup in which the fish was soaked... This was not the first time he saw this eating scene, but Zhong Lei couldn't help but sigh:
The official family is really easy to support, they can eat anything, and they eat so deliciously.
After wiping his mouth, Liu Bang looked at Pharmacist Guo and told him very seriously:
"Reputation? Only the living have reputation. The dead only have tombstones."
"Then what should be written on the tombstone? When will it be the dead person's turn to make the decision?"
"Everyone in the world says that the King of Qin is violent and Xiang Jui is meager. If they cared about these things when they were alive, then they would not have killed the Confucian scholars they wanted to kill? Then Fan Zeng would not be under suspicion?"
"This is an imperial matter. Even if I told you, you wouldn't know."
The contempt in these words almost burst out. In the past few decades, Yaoshi Guo has spent all his life on the face of his face. Especially after becoming the emperor's pet to relieve his boredom, he has developed a lot of self-disdain. The ability to do it.
At this time, he quickly bowed and said: "Please help me clear up my doubts. If I don't think clearly, I'm afraid I won't even be able to eat or sleep."
"That's just right. Save rice for me."
Seeing that the emperor was so ruthless, Medicine Master Guo seemed to have made up his mind. He approached the emperor and spoke for a long time in a voice that could only be heard by two people. The emperor looked disbelieving:
"You kid, do you know what the crime of deceiving me is?"
Pharmacist Guo stepped back and paid his respects to Zhao Guan's family again:
"If you tell lies, I will die without mercy!"
"Fine."
Liu Bang was a little reluctant, but who asked Pharmacist Guo to give the price, and he was tempted.
He rinsed his mouth with tea, then lay back on the bed, motioned to Pharmacist Guo to sit closer, then stood outside the door knowingly, and then said:
"Since ancient times...this is what I summed up myself. The emperor's mighty virtue can be summarized in just four words. It means 'giving both grace and power'. If there is only kindness but no power, then you are a bad person. Every step forward will lead to a step back." It is naturally inappropriate to take one step forward and one step back. But it cannot only be about power, whether it is Jie, Zhou or the First Emperor. By the way, even the First Emperor has the kindness to treat the nobles of the six countries."
"Only when these two things are used well can people fear you and respect you. Suzhou is no better than the north. The north has been disrupted and robbed by the Jin people, while the south is far away from the Central Plains and is rising. Not long ago, there were no big companies like Suzhou, and even if there were, their foundations were still shallow and they would not be able to make waves."
"Of course, except Qian's family."
When Medical Master Guo heard what he said in such detail, he didn't know whether to be sad or happy for a moment. He was happy that he finally knew what he wanted to know, but sad that the emperor was a man of little power. , which shows that you don’t take yourself seriously at all.
But this was what he wanted to ask, and it was already too late to get out now.
"So even if the people here in Suzhou submit their petitions, I will not use them all. I will always have to sacrifice one or two families or even more, so that they can see what will happen if they cooperate with me or if they don't. , when the city of Bozhou is destroyed, we will reward the meritorious people and punish the guilty ones at the same time. Only in this way can these big families have someone to compare themselves with."
"The Yu family...it's just bad luck. I happened to be bumped into by his family. There's nothing I can do about it."
"No matter what entrustment Yu Yunwen has received from the Yu family, I don't need to know if I don't want to know. It's not important. What's important is that I know..."
He sat up on the bed, pulled the cup aside, and then scratched on the bed board:
"The Yu family's power in Bozhou is no longer useful, and they may even be against me. As long as you know that they are not sincere, you can use their tricks and use their things in reverse, and listen to what they say in reverse, and the effect will be the same."
"Furthermore, Li Qiong will soon know that the people of Suzhou betrayed his cooperation with me, and that kid will definitely start to check and defend himself, causing a storm in the city and putting everyone in danger, and the more he makes, the more trouble he makes." , the more these people will like me, the more firmly they will stand by your father and me."
He himself said he was happy and scolded Yaoshi Guo in passing, but neither of them paid attention to these details.
"Thirdly, I can still earn a beautiful girl, so I will naturally do this thing of killing three birds with one stone."
After listening to this, Pharmacist Guo sighed and said:
"By saying this to the little old man, you are also letting him know how powerful you are. Isn't this a kind of kindness and power... It's a pity, it's a pity that the little old man was born at the wrong time. If he were twenty years younger, he would definitely be the same. I have to sacrifice all my strength for you as an official."
What he said was very true. Liu Bang patted him on the shoulder and encouraged:
"It will be the same if you help me in the next life."
"That Yu Yunwen," Medical Master Guo was very impressed with this person, "it's a pity."
"It's not a pity," Liu Bang shook his head, "because he listened to my words and did what I said."
It was better now. The former No. 1 general of the Song Dynasty only felt cold and sweat was flowing from his vest.
(End of chapter)
