According to Jin Yiwei’s secret report:
Xu Huizu was elected by the Jianwen Party as a living leader.
It would be best if he could surrender before ascending the throne.
This greatly weakened the remnants of Jianwen's will to resist.
If not, it is okay to have a piece of paper from him to declare it in court.
The key is that he will be honest in the future. If he is really confined in Xu's ancestral hall, facing the wall and thinking about his mistakes, then he will be Amitabha.
"The superior would like to know how Mr. Xu's health and mental state are lately."
The superior position Yao Guangxiao refers to is of course Zhu Di.
This is a temporary transitional title before proclaiming himself emperor.
"Thank you for your care. My father is paralyzed in bed and has lost all his internal strength. I heard the imperial doctor said that after resting in bed for one or two years, he can get out of bed and move around slowly. He can try to solve the problem of eating, drinking and diarrhea by himself, and he will be regarded as Amitabha."
"My father is now dejected and has no interest in the political situation. He is devoted to Buddha and hopes to live the rest of his life in peace under the protection of Xu's ancestors."
Xu Qin's words actually showed that his father Xu Huizu had no threat to Zhu Di's rule.
As for surrender, Xu Huizu himself couldn't be there anyway, so Xu Qin would continue to act, so why not?
My grandfather's title of Ming Dynasty Military God cannot be destroyed in the hands of future generations.
"If Mr. Xu can do this, the superiors will be very happy. Everyone will be in peace and live up to their duties as kings and brothers."
Yao Guangxiao nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"What the superiors and masters expect is exactly what the juniors want and are working hard to achieve."
"But it seems that someone in the royal family doesn't want this. He seems eager to stir up trouble and wipe out the Xu family's direct lineage."
As soon as these words came out, Yao Guangxiao was quite shocked.
Although he was calm as usual and his expression remained unchanged, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and he had already guessed who it was.
"Why did Young Master Xu say this?" Yao Guangxiao asked quietly.
Hey, this old monk is pretending to be stupid on purpose.
With Yao Guangxiao's intelligence and ears, he certainly understood what he meant by this? Who is it referring to?
You pretend, I'll expose it directly.
Putting down the tea bowl, Xu Qin stood up, bowed deeply to Yao Guangxiao, and said in a deep voice:
"This junior is not discussing the private affairs of the royal family in vain. Early this morning, His Royal Highness Prince Xu and his guest Yuan Rong came to the Xu Mansion."
"They broke into the Xu Mansion, asked the younger generation to sign a memorial, and persuaded him with eloquent words."
"But this junior never obeyed. I didn't expect that Prince Xu would actually threaten me."
"Oh? What kind of memorial is that?"
Yao Guangxiao was very curious about this and asked.
Xu Qin pretended to be very embarrassed, paused for a moment and then said:
"A joint memorial recommending Zhu Gaoxu as the current crown prince and crown prince."
Joint memorial?
This Zhu Gaoxu is so ambitious that he really can’t wait!
After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
With his level of cultivation, it was certainly impossible for him to discuss the internal affairs of the royal family and discuss the respective fates of the princes in front of Xu Qin.
Seeing that he didn't show any emotion, he cleverly skipped this embarrassing moment and immediately moved to the next topic.
"What did Prince Xu threaten you with?"
"He said that my father and I sympathized with and protected Jingnan's orphans and had evil intentions. Not only did he want to remove my hereditary title of Duke of Wei, but he also wanted to put my father to death."
"Even if his father, the emperor and his mother want to let my father go, the majority of the Yan army officers and soldiers will not agree. They want revenge."
Xu Qin's modern mind and language organization ability are certainly top-notch.
His exquisite combination of true and false, there is something in his words.
Like a poem that hides its beginning but reveals its end.
Not very harmful, but extremely threatening.
With Yao Guangxiao's cultivation level, of course he could understand it.
Zhu Laoer, relying on his prestige in the army, using the power to mobilize the main force of the Yan army, and the blessing of the Jin Yiwei, is currently ruthlessly raping and planting the party.
Now we no longer take His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen seriously.
From now on, it is even more impossible for him to take the crown prince Zhu Gaochi seriously, and he will eagerly jump out to openly compete for the throne.
This guy is so crazy!
If it is not punished now, it will turn all my years of hard work into a mess.
"Oh... it is acceptable to remove the title of Duke, but it needs to be discussed by the court, but after the military god is executed, it is not something that a second prince can decide."
"In this case, Mr. Xu doesn't have to worry too much."
Yao Guangxiao did not make his position clear on the surface.
But the last sentence "Young Master Xu does not need to worry too much" actually implies that all this is beyond Zhu Gaoxu's control.
Of course Xu Qin knew it well.
With his modern mind, he is on par with the current Yao Guangxiao.
They are all wise men and top masters.
Minds think alike.
"Junior thanks the master."
"Hey, what do you want to thank me for?"
"I heard that you turned the Duke's Mansion into a farm, planting melons, vegetables, and raising pigs, sheep, and poultry. Is this true?"
Yao Guangxiao changed the topic again and jumped to Xu Yingxu's imperial edict.
He has always been directing the direction of this meeting, with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, aiming to confuse his original intention.
"Replying to Master, this is indeed the case."
Xu Qin had heard Zhu Gaoxu mention before that his cheap fourth uncle Xu Yingxu had sneaked into the palace a few days ago and made a complaint against Zhu Di.
Therefore, he was not surprised at all, but admitted it frankly.
"To be honest, Master, there are still hundreds of masters and servants in the direct lineage of Xu Mansion, but there is no money or food in the manor. Those who are slightly valuable have all been raided by Ji Gang's Jin Yiwei."
"These hundreds of people, even if they have one meal a day, plus my father's medical needs, it will still cost a lot of money."
"Make bricks without straw."
"As the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, I should shoulder the burden of the family. I had no choice but to make this move, which made the master laugh."
Xu Qin uses modern people's concepts to judge right and wrong.
He certainly believes that survival is the first element.
As for the noble face, reputation, etc., they must give way to survival.
If people want to survive, let alone clearing wasteland and farming, they can even go begging on the streets.
But the concept of ancient aristocrats and officials was:
Starving to death is a small matter, but a breach of integrity is a big deal.
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
Everyone in the world pays attention to the dignity of family lineage, the dignity of ancestors, etc.
Therefore, Mrs. Zhang's scolding and helpless crying showed that this concept is now deeply ingrained.
Xu Qin's values are absolutely incompatible with those of the aristocratic scholar-bureaucrats in front of him.
Strictly speaking, this is something that will be criticized by the current legal principles of the court and reviled by the world.
Xu Qin felt very uneasy, waiting for Yao Guangxiao's severe criticism.
But Yao Guangxiao admired it very much.
He recognized Xu Qin's anti-traditional ethical values.
There is only one reason.
Because he himself is such a different kind of monster, helping others to rebel and being reviled by the world.
