Lin Xiangmin thought thoughtfully: "Go up to heaven and listen..."
"Indeed, Mr. Xu, what you said makes sense. Now, whether it is Mr. Yan Ge or Mr. Gu, it is difficult to get military resources. The only way is to take the initiative to get involved in the struggle between the two elders, and take chestnuts from the fire... …
"This matter is extremely risky. If you are not careful, your family may be confiscated and your family may be exterminated; but if it succeeds, the benefits will be equally huge..."
Lin Xiangmin paced, lost in thought.
After a moment, he asked: "Then, Mr. Xu, what should I choose as a breakthrough?"
Li Hongyun was silent for a moment: "This... I don't know either."
Lin Xiangmin was stunned for a moment.
Li Hongyun said "I don't know either" quite confidently, because he really didn't know.
Before, he only analyzed the current situation in the cabinet and the southeast with Chu Ge, but neither of them came up with any good ideas.
The general direction of the solution that Li Hongyun finally told Lin Xiangmin was something he had racked his brains to come up with during the day.
As for the specific approach?
He thought about a few, but rejected them all.
For example, Li Hongyun once thought about whether he could secretly give Yan Maoqing's secret letter to Gu Qingzhang's people, or find a way to hint and reveal to Gu Qingzhang that Yan Maoqing wanted to destroy the embankment and drown the thieves.
In this way, it is equivalent to submitting a petition to Gu Qingzhang. Gu Qingzhang has a way to bring down Mr. Yan Ge. At that time, he may also count him as a meritorious defector, keep his status as governor, and continue to support him in fighting bandits.
But he soon realized that this path would never work.
The reason is very simple. You cannot change the sides you want to take in a political struggle.
If the so-called political struggle is about jumping left and right, then it would be too simple.
In doing so, three problems cannot be solved.
First, can something like a secret letter be used as evidence in court? What's more, the secret letter never mentioned the salt tax or the sale of land at low prices. Mr. Yan Ge only mentioned it casually and asked about the feasibility of destroying embankments and drowning thieves from a military perspective.
If Mr. Yan Ge does not admit that he wrote the secret letter, or if he admits it, but argues that he only made an immature opinion of destroying the embankment and drowning the thieves from a military perspective, and did not give an explicit order, the final decision-making power still rests with him. What will happen in the hands of Governor Lin and General Deng?
If the submerging of the fields never happened, how could it be proved that Yan Ge Lao was going to do it? How to convict?
Second, Gu Qingzhang doesn’t have a God’s perspective. Why would he trust Governor Lin, a die-hard strict party?
In Gu Qingzhang's view, Governor Lin gave Yan Maoqing both money and theater troupes. His appointment as governor was entirely due to Yan Maoqing's promotion, and the interests of the two were deeply bound.
Why did you switch sides at this time? For the sake of family and country? Then why not stand with Gu Qingzhang from the beginning?
Gu Qingzhang would probably not dare to use such a person, let alone launch an attack on Mr. Yan Ge from the emperor with a so-called secret letter. Because once the attack fails, Gu Qingzhang will suffer huge losses, and may even lose the whole game.
Mr. Gu Ge has been forbearing for decades, and it is impossible for him to so rashly put all his hopes on a defective Yan Dang.
The third and most important point is the emperor's attitude.
Emperor, do you want Yan Maoqing to die?
If the emperor wanted to, Yan Maoqing would have fallen long ago. But now, the emperor has not made any move, and it is obvious that Yan Maoqing still needs to make money for him. The Yan Party is a huge community of interests, from the central to the local levels, with intricate connections and complex relationships.
Once Yan Maoqing is completely overthrown, the entire political situation will inevitably be shaken. The Yan Party is afraid of being liquidated and will counterattack, causing chaos immediately.
At present, the court is in a delicate balance. Yan Maoqing has to find a way to make enough money to keep his position as chief minister. Gu Qingzhang is eager to have the world in chaos so that he can take the opportunity to kill Yan Maoqing. As for the emperor, he intends to replace Yan Maoqing, but he is worried that such a replacement will cause turmoil in the court, and he is also worried that he will lose Yan Maoqing, a good money maker, so he is watching from a high position.
If Yan Maoqing intervened rashly at this time, it was difficult to say that Governor Lin, a second-rate young man, would definitely be the first to die.
In fact, as early as when Governor Lin sent money and theater troupes to Yan Maoqing, and Yan Maoqing promoted him to governor, he was already on the Yan Party's boat. If the Yan Party falls, he will inevitably fall, and there is almost no possibility of jumping off the ship to escape.
Therefore, after much thought, Li Hongyun rejected all these ideas.
There’s no need to try, and it’s all for nothing if you try.
Lin Xiangmin must not do this personally. He must stay out of the matter and handle the matter at the same time.
He cannot fall to any one party, but must find a way to get all three parties to fight for him.
Lin Xiangmin had a look of disappointment on her face. She thought that Mr. Xu's analysis would clear the air. But in the end, the situation was indeed analyzed clearly, but the countermeasures were not figured out.
Li Hongyun hurriedly continued: "However, Lord Dutang, although we cannot make a final decision now, we can make some preparations in advance.
“First, immediately negotiate with the surrounding governors and put pressure on some grain merchants to borrow some grain in the name of bandits raging, people displaced, and disaster relief. Borrow as much as you can.
"Second, let General Deng divide his forces. Stop attacking Buning Port and just encircle it without attacking it. Try to eliminate the bandits wandering in other places as much as possible, behead as many people as possible, and achieve more military exploits.
"Put it off, wait and see what happens, and wait for the right time."
Governor Lin thought about it for a moment, then his face brightened: "Well, Mr. Xu is right! I will arrange for someone to do it right away."
Bandits are raging, people are displaced, and they have no food to eat. It is reasonable to borrow some food to provide disaster relief.
Although I definitely can’t borrow much, I can borrow some.
In fact, borrowing food at this time was not because of thieves, but just in case.
Governor Lin is not the only one who can destroy the embankment. If Governor Lin keeps putting off doing it, Yan Maoqing cannot wait forever and will definitely find someone else to do it.
Once the embankment is destroyed, people will starve to death everywhere. There will be no food for disaster relief, and a civil uprising will immediately occur. By then it will really be completely out of control.
Preparing food in advance can at least provide effective disaster relief and reduce the harm as much as possible.
Although Buning Port is the largest place where thieves and bandits are entrenched, and taking it down is equivalent to quelling more than half of the bandit troubles, it is meaningless if it cannot win the greatest military achievements. It's better to surround them temporarily and go to annihilate the bandits in other places first and get the scattered military achievements in hand.
Scattered military achievements are also military achievements, and good news with fewer beheadings is also good news. They can also leave some good impressions on the emperor and the two pavilion elders.
Although these two measures are not enough to reverse the current situation, they can at least give Governor Lin more leverage.
If something big happens in the court, don't be too passive.
Li Hongyun's vision was once again covered by white mist.
"Huh? Failed again?"
Li Hongyun was stunned for a moment, but soon he found that after the white fog dissipated, the scene in front of him changed again.
It was still Governor Lin, but he was the only one on staff here, and Governor Lin's brows were furrowed and his face was livid, and his expression was obviously more solemn than before.
“There is no failure, this is success in moving to the next stage!”
Li Hongyun couldn't help but feel happy.
His previous remarks were actually just trying his luck. Obviously, there was no way to completely solve Governor Lin's dilemma, but he still entered the next stage, which showed that the previous method was close to the optimal solution.
Now, new situations will inevitably arise in the new stage. This is what I said before, "wait and see what happens."
The emergence of variables will naturally bring about new solutions.
Li Hongyun cheered up and was ready to burn his brain cells again.
Lin Xiangmin sighed softly and said, "Mr. Xu, today Magistrate Ning came to report on the situation under his rule. It's just that his expression is different. I'm afraid he is hiding something from me."
Li Hongyun couldn't help but perked up, and he immediately made a guess: "Did Mr. Yan Ge's order bypass the Lord and be sent directly to him?"
If it were a real figure in history, the government affairs to be dealt with every day would be very busy, and the two things would not necessarily be connected among the myriad of things.
Lin Xiangmin was able to notice the difference in Magistrate Ning's expression, and this observation ability was already quite terrifying.
But Li Hongyun is a player and can confirm that most of the content in this copy is related to the main plot, so he can naturally associate it with the previous "destruction of the embankment".
Lin Xiangmin shook her head slightly: "I originally had this suspicion.
"But... Magistrate Ning is the person I promoted, and he has always been loyal to me.
"Even if I want him to die, he will probably agree. How could he be bewitched by Mr. Yan Ge to do such a thing that will last forever?"
Li Hongyun was silent for a moment: "Master Dutang, maybe he did it on his own initiative just because he wanted to die for you and wanted to solve this dilemma?
"In short, no matter what the situation is, the countermeasures you have to take now, Mr. Dutang, are the same.
"Send someone to keep an eye on him immediately and catch him when he wants to destroy the embankment and flood the fields! With this person's confession, maybe we will get the turning point we want!"
As the governor, Lin Xiangmin could not personally arrange for the destruction of the embankment or directly defect to Gu Qingzhang.
Sometimes in official circles, the more you do, the more wrong you are, and if you don't do it, it's good. This is really not an empty statement.
But if a newly added variable is found under the drag formula, the nature of the matter will be completely different!
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