A trace of excitement flashed in Xu Xianzhi's eyes, and he shook his head and said: "No, Jinu, I am very grateful for your trust in me, but I am not qualified to hold this position. You want me to investigate the relationship between the emperor and the emperor." I left the palace privately, but even my personal bodyguard of the Xu family has turned traitor, what will others think of me? Even Xu Chite has become a monster, how will the world think of my Xu family?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "The reason why Xu Chite mutated into a terrifying monster is because the effect of drugs and the evil magic of Tianshi Dao can control people's minds. It was not his original intention. I will let others know about this first. Find out, Xie Hui is now in control of the Xie family's secret guards, he will investigate the case first, and after clearing your name, I will use you as my prime minister, what do you think?"
Xu Xianzhi breathed a long sigh of relief: "This is really the best solution. Only by returning the favor to me, returning the Xie family's innocence, and proving that we have nothing to do with the Tiandao Alliance and the demon thieves, can we get rid of this kind of collaboration with the enemy and treason." Only then can I be an official and do my job openly."
Liu Yi suddenly said: "Then how to solve the problem of the Xie family? Xie Hun's wife, Princess Jinling, stole the token and asked the emperor and King Langya to leave the palace. When they came to the Ancestral Temple, they were taken down by Doupeng and used to lure out the emperor. You are here alone, slave. Whether I am negotiating with you or wanting your life, this is too dangerous. Now that Doupeng is dead and there is no witness, Princess Jinling may have serious suspicions. Even if It’s not that he colluded with the Tiandao Alliance, or he might have listened to Xie Hun’s advice and wanted the emperor to escape from the city and go to Xie Hun.”
Liu Yu nodded: "When I asked King Langya just now, he did admit in desperation that he had the idea of going out of the city to find Xie Hun. However, the emperor suddenly shouted at this time, and then King Langya said this It was the emperor's intention, and he said that their brothers had the same mind. Although the emperor could not speak, he could make King Langya understand his thoughts. Humph, this is just to put the responsibility on Sima Dezong, who is like a walking corpse. Let us do it There is no proof of this!"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "The clues on the emperor's side are gone, but from the relationship between Xie Hun and Princess Jinling, including why Princess Jinling took the token to see the emperor and King Langya, this is always the reason why Jinling It’s not difficult to find out what Princess Ling did herself.”
Liu Yu shook his head: "This matter cannot be made public and can only be investigated secretly, because the emperor secretly escaped from the palace at the critical moment and came to the Ancestral Temple. No matter what the reason was, he escaped from the battlefield. He was just a puppet and was supported in his place. If the emperor cannot even live and die with the soldiers and people of the city, then he can only replace him. Now the monsters and thieves have not been eliminated, and the Tiandao Alliance does not know whether they have been completely eliminated. At this time, it is not appropriate to replace him. emperor."
Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Sima Dezong has no children, and if Sima Dewen is the main person responsible for this escape, he will also lose the qualification to ascend the throne. To establish a new king, we can only find candidates from other clans. It is a very troublesome matter. When the time comes, even rebels like Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi will take the opportunity to cause chaos. The government will be extremely turbulent, and major aristocratic families will also take the opportunity to compete with us for dominance. Ji Nu is right, we can only first This matter will be kept secret, and we will secretly investigate the matter of Princess Jinling later."
Liu Yu looked at Xu Xianzhi: "Princess Jinling is a golden girl after all. She must not be tortured. And if you conduct a public investigation and trial, I'm afraid the news will leak out. I suggest that Mrs. Xie be the presiding judge, and you can listen to the record. , Mrs. Xie will never engage in malpractice for personal gain in this matter."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "I think so too. It is best for them to handle the Xie family's affairs internally. And if even my Xu family's guards all have problems, I think the Xie family will not be monolithic. This time Regarding the matter, first of all, each major family must conduct self-examination within themselves to ensure that there are no internal ghosts before they can discuss the matter again. The same should be done in the Beifu Army. People who are addicted to taking Five Stone Powder may have problems. He needs to be transferred from his current position to a casual position, and only after a thorough investigation can he return to power."
Liu Yu sighed and looked at Liu Yi: "Xile, do you agree with this?"
Liu Yi nodded: "No problem. The production and transportation channels of Wushi Powder have never been in our hands. Now we know that these may be the actions of the Tiandao Alliance. It is tantamount to poisoning and controlling those who take the powder. , everyone who is addicted to taking powder may become like Xu Chite, which is terrible. I can't control the guards of the major families, but we can manage the brothers in the army. "
"At least among my men, I don't allow them to take powder on a regular basis. It's just that some brothers are injured a lot and often suffer from old injuries. The pain is unbearable. They take powder for pain relief."
"For such brothers, we can first let them leave the army and seek medical treatment on the grounds that their old injuries need to be treated. While treating the old injuries, we can check whether there are any physical problems. I heard that Fatty has some prescriptions for detoxification and addiction. , everyone can take it at that time, I think, as long as it is not controlled by others like Xu Chite, and the poison penetrates deep into the bone marrow, it should still be possible to save it."
Liu Yu nodded: "This method is very good. We can do it this way later. Xianzhi, you will do this here for now. Meng Yanda is dead and there is no chancellor in the court. Now the fat man is far away in Qingzhou and cannot come back. I only have You are asked to act as Chao Gang, lead the officials, and maintain the internal and external order of Jiankang City. The investigation of your family's guards will be completed by the Xie family in the next two days. After you are cleared, you must work hard and never let We are disappointed."
Xu Xianzhi nodded vigorously and said: "Don't worry, Jinu, since you trust me so much and still hand over the power of the court to me at this time, how can I not be furious in return? It's just that after I ascended to the position, besides Besides checking the emperor's departure from the palace, what other important things need to be done by me?"
Liu Yu curled his lips: "The first is to appease the people's hearts inside and outside the city, and do a good job in the reconstruction work after the demon thieves retreated, including the resettlement of the common people and family guards who were recruited to join the army after their retirement. The second is to do a good job in the reconstruction work after the demon thieves retreated. Supply and build all kinds of ordnance to replenish military supplies for our army to fight."
Liu Yi frowned: "The demon thief hasn't been defeated yet, and we don't have enough troops. At this time, we have to recruit new soldiers to retire? It's not appropriate."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "These soldiers raised are three times or even five times the military salary. They can be used to raise money to defend the city. At that time, we were short of soldiers and men, so we had to use this method. However, after defending the city, we cannot continue like this for a long time." , now that the Yan army has returned in batches, there is no problem with our military strength, it is time to discuss the follow-up pursuit of the demon thieves and the reorganization of the army, Xile."
(End of chapter)
