Chapter 20
Xie family
In the quiet room in the main courtyard, the Xie family's father and son were playing chess, and everyone waiting in the room withdrew.
Xie Mingtang and Xie Zhan sit opposite each other, with Xie Zhan holding the white stone and Xie Mingtang holding the black stone. In the entire quiet room, there was no other sound except the sound of falling stones.
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Mingtang dropped a sunspot and asked the eldest son of Yushu Linfeng across from him, "What do you think of today's morning meeting?"
Xie Zhan clung to a white stone and looked at the three suitable positions on the chessboard. Without saying a word, he looked at the chessboard with his eyes, as if he was troubled by something.
Xie Mingtang did not rush and waited patiently.
All the pictures in Xie Zhan's mind were finally fixed on the scene that day when Lu Songli slapped the Zhao family's messenger in the face, and he finally decided on his seat. He was still a little uncertain when he made the move, but as the piece got closer to the chessboard, the force of his move became more and more determined.
After settling down, Xie Zhan said, "The Zhao family has been along for the ride for too long and underestimated the enemy too much."
Xie Mingtang nodded. Indeed, in the past, Lu Desheng, a big troll who criticized the sky and the earth, had never touched anyone from the Zhao family, and of course, he had not touched anyone from the Xie family. This was the first time Zhao Wenkuan faced Lu Desheng's attack, and it was a disastrous defeat.
"It's one thing that the Zhao family underestimates the enemy, but is Lu Desheng too dangerous?"
It stands to reason that the stronger the in-laws are, the happier they will be rather than worried. Xie Mingtang's words were actually a test, and he was also worried about how the Xie family would deal with such an uncontrollable person one day when the Lu family stood on the opposite side of the Xie family. As the saying goes, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends.
In the past, Xie Zhan usually remained silent when faced with similar problems to his father. Because he felt there was no need to discuss it. Because of Lu Songli's original temperament, the possibility that the Lu family would be willing to break off the engagement was very low. In this case, the Lu family will be his in-law family, and he will not let the Lu family and the Xie family have the possibility of turning against each other.
Xie Mingtang was used to his eldest son's silence. In the years before his death, his old father often told him that Xie Zhan, his eldest grandson, was the most like him among all his descendants. Possessing many high-quality qualities, knowing every detail, thinking carefully, making decisions before taking action, he is indeed a Qilin son of the Xie family. Today, he is well-read and knowledgeable, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a prince and prime minister. With Xie Zhan in the Xie family, there will be no worries for at least three generations. This was not only said in front of him, but also several elders who were now in charge of the Xie family had heard of it. Because of this sentence, the family spared no effort in cultivating Xie Zhan.
Many people in the clan were dissatisfied that such a good person had such a marriage. But since this marriage was decided by his father, he didn't say anything.
As one of the principals of the family, Xie Mingtang knew more and was even more dissatisfied with the marriage. His son was so outstanding, and he hoped that his son would also have an outstanding legitimate son in the future. He knew that his father had no choice but to arrange a marriage with the Lu family for his son, and he might not be truly satisfied with the Lu family.
In fact, the Xie family has many ways to force the Lu family to withdraw from the engagement. But after his eldest son Xie Zhan noticed this, he repeatedly stopped and warned him, asking him to restrain his clan members and not to take action against the Lu family. It is said that Lu Desheng is very sensitive. The flying geese leave traces, and as long as they use their hands, there is no guarantee that they will not be found out. He listened to these words and has done so over the years.
Now that the Zhao family has intervened, it gives the Xie family another choice without damaging their reputation. When the Zhao family came to find him, he was moved, but his son still looked unshakable.
Just when Xie Mingtang thought that it would be impossible to wait for his son to speak this time, Xie Zhan said, "Father, don't worry too much. To put it bluntly, Lu Desheng is just a knife in the hands of the Holy Father. The reason why Lu Desheng's impeachment is so effective So good, obviously the Holy One has been dissatisfied with their Zhao family for a long time, but the Holy One just took advantage of the situation through Lu Desheng's hand."
Xie Mingtang was overjoyed by his son's loosening or change of attitude. He knew very well what it meant, but he was immediately followed by deep worries, "Lu Desheng's knife is too sharp, it will burn people with fire. "
He had to worry about this. Lu Desheng was like a raging fire, and it was very uncontrollable. He was worried that one day, this fire would burn down the Xie family. Compared with the Zhao family, the Xie family's buttocks are probably not much cleaner. If Lu Desheng turned his gun and aimed at the Xie family, it would be a disaster.
Xie Zhan shook his head and said, "There is nothing to be afraid of Lu Desheng. The Lu family is like those rootless duckweeds. They may seem powerful, but they only play an extraordinary role in a specific position. In fact, it is not difficult to get rid of him."
Xie Mingtang asked, "How to say it? In what way?"
Xie Zhan said two words lightly, "Praise and kill!"
"Tell me carefully." Xie Mingtang motioned for him to continue. Didn’t the son himself say that just now? Lu Desheng is the sword in the emperor's hand. Now that they want to destroy his sword, will the emperor be happy?
Seeing his father like this, Xie Zhan frowned slightly. It seemed that Lu Desheng had really put a lot of pressure on his father. This was not okay.
"Dad, have you analyzed the reasons why Lu Desheng is so powerful? It is not difficult to get rid of him by focusing on the reasons."
"Lu Desheng's power lies in his mouth!" Xie Mingtang said in a disdainful tone, but in his heart he had to admit that Lu Desheng was very good at impeaching people.
"That's just because his knife is sharp and easy to use. These are just superficial reasons. The other reason is that the emperor needs a knife and is only loyal to his own knife."
Xie Mingtang knew that his son was right. If the emperor didn't need it, then no matter how sharp the knife was, the emperor wouldn't use it.
"Dad, there are many people in the court who hate Lu Desheng, right?"
"Duo, even if I don't hate him, I don't like him. If the emperor hadn't protected him, it would be difficult for him to stand up in the court."
"Those people should belittle him and suppress him in front of the emperor, right? But no matter what those people say, the emperor has always protected him, right?"
"exactly!"
Xie Zhan pointed out, "So, when they wanted to deal with Lu Desheng, they went in the wrong direction from the beginning."
Everyone has a rebellious mentality. There are so many officials in the court who always want to touch Lu Desheng. As far as the emperor is concerned, the more you oppose my people, the more I have to protect them. I don't believe that I can't protect a minister.
If Lu Songli were here, she would agree with him. The current situation of her father and the emperor is that the stronger the external force given to them by the courtiers, the more they unite to resist.
"Wrong direction?"
"Now Lu Desheng is one with the emperor. If you deal with him, you are dealing with the emperor."
Xie Mingtang's eyebrows widened when he heard this, "Son, I kind of understand." He suddenly realized at this moment, no wonder they had a headache when dealing with Lu Desheng.
"So, the first step to deal with Lu Desheng is to separate him from the Emperor and get rid of his characteristics as a 'sword'. The second step is not to ignore the Emperor's needs and not to leave the Emperor without a sword. Wait until the Emperor adapts. With the new 'sword', it will be easy to deal with Lu Desheng again." Xie Zhan gently dropped the last piece and ended the game.
"What a plan!" Xie Mingtang exclaimed, stroking his hands.
He did not expect that the problem that had troubled him for a long time would be solved by his eldest son in just a few words. Looking at his eldest son who was sitting opposite him with a calm temperament and sharp skills, he couldn't help but feel full of pride in his heart. He was indeed the eldest son he had high hopes for.
If Lu Songli and Xie Zhan heard each other's conversation with their fathers at this moment, they would be shocked and be on guard against each other.
Their analysis of Lu Yushi was equally penetrating, and their methods of dealing with him were similar. They were almost hitting him on the seven inches. Lu Songli directly simplified it into specific steps, while Xie Zhan was just giving guidance. , and told his father more deeply.
