Liu Yu followed Xie An step by step, walking slowly. The tall old man in front of him was like an unreachable mountain, lying in front of him, making him dare not cross it or even dare to cross it.
Looking up, even a hero like him would not dare to exhale loudly behind Xie An. Just now in a crowded place, he could still have a direct conversation with him, but here, with only two people, Liu Yu felt a little confused.
Overwhelmed.
Xie An stopped in his steps, turned to Liu Yu with his amiable face, and smiled slightly: "Xiao Yu, what's wrong? Do I scare you? Why don't you say anything?"
Liu Yu swallowed a sip of saliva, calmed down, and said: "My lord, I, I don't know how to talk about it. I was really wrong about what happened today. I shouldn't be in this limelight."
Xie An softly said "Oh": "Xiao Yu, you came here to participate in the auction and choose a personal bodyguard for yourself. How come you are in the limelight?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said: "My biggest shortcoming is that I am too competitive. In fact, before I came to participate in today's auction, I didn't think about making grudges with others, but from the first round of the auction, because
Diao Kui came out to fight against me. I hated him for having harmed me before, and now he had taken refuge with the King of Kuaiji and was an enemy of the Xie family, so I wanted to deliberately set up a plan to harm him. Not only did he break up their servants to cause trouble, but he also killed people.
, and I teased Diao Kui later, these are all the results of my momentary pride and being in the limelight."
Xie An nodded: "I have seen all of this. In fact, I arrived at today's auction very early, but I never showed up because I wanted to see how well you would handle it."
Liu Yu was surprised and said: "You actually ignore political affairs and come to see this small auction?"
Xie An sighed: "How can this be a small auction? This is a re-alignment and reshuffling of the family's cards after the Battle of Feishui. Just like when you played with Pu, one round ends and a new one begins. I can't
Stand up easily, because with my current power, once I show up, some families will obey me against their will because they are afraid or want to rely on my power, Xie An, so I won't be able to see the truth."
Liu Yu frowned: "So, it was your decision to dispatch General Sun and others to guard the auction house?"
Xie An nodded: "This is natural. Xie Xuan has finished the battle and has returned the military symbols. Ordinarily, he is not qualified to mobilize troops near the capital. Only I, as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese and foreign military, can control the army.
Power, I think Huan Xuan, Wang Xun and Wang Guobao will think about this after they return."
"The situation was a bit out of control at that time. Wang Chen mobilized a lot of gangsters and stragglers to enter the scene. Originally, I wanted them to come out to control the situation, and also to catch Wang Guobao. But your response was very good and he was calmed down on the spot.
These people, therefore, don’t need me to dispatch them in advance.”
Liu Yu lowered his head: "But I shouldn't have killed anyone. This was a bit too much. I regretted it afterwards."
Xie An shook his head: "Xiaoyu, in front of everyone, I have to say that you have violated the law and must be punished. But here, there are only two of you and me, and I must say that you did the right thing. As a man, you must act decisively
, If you had not taken action to kill the leader of the gangsters, and had not directly shot the person who shot you, you would not have been able to deter such a young man. If it were me, I would do the same thing."
Liu Yu was surprised and delighted, and raised his head: "My lord, do you really agree with what I am doing?"
Xie An nodded: "People sometimes cannot stick to common sense in difficult circumstances. During the Northern Expedition, my brother Xie Wan looked down on the soldiers and pointed at them like slaves. This offended the public. I knew that he
It was wrong to do so, but in order to maintain his dignity as the commander, he could not object publicly. He could only go to various generals in private to apologize. This was like rebellion at the time when the scholars were arrogant and looked down on soldiers of low origin.
I was dismissed from my position because of this."
"But later during the Northern Expedition, my brother failed because of the alienation of the soldiers, and the army collapsed. Many soldiers who were usually angry with him wanted to take his life in the chaos, but later they thought of my usual kindness to them and let my brother go.
Ma, so on the surface, I lost my immediate official position, but in the long run, I gained people's hearts and saved my brother's life, so I don't regret my deviant move back then."
Liu Yu nodded seriously: "My lord, do you mean that because of today's actions, I will temporarily lose my current position in the military?"
Xie An sighed: "This time the Wang family is well prepared. They have prepared so many people in advance. They will definitely be able to find a reasonable explanation to the emperor. The emperor is already dissatisfied with our having military power. This time you, as our
The quasi-grandson-in-law of the Xie family, the number one hero of the Beifu Army, will definitely be the target of their attack if he kills people in the capital. And at the end of the day, you unite with the Beifu sergeants and almost become enemies of the entire family. In this case, I
I can't come to protect you no matter what, and I'm afraid the next Northern Expedition will also be postponed."
Liu Yu said anxiously: "No, sir, you can punish me Liu Yu, but you must not miss the important event of the Northern Expedition. I can go to jail and lose my official position, but I must not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Xie An's eyes flashed coldly: "Xiaoyu, don't be anxious or excited. I am more eager to make achievements in the Northern Expedition than you are, but just like the last battle of Feishui, we cannot fight an uncertain battle. We need to be confident in our external affairs.
The civil strife in the north is a good time for division. Internally, we also need to maintain nominal unity and unity from the emperor to the aristocratic families. Today's auction is to allow various small and medium-sized aristocratic families to get real benefits so that they can continue to support us. As for His Majesty the Emperor, I
You need something else.”
Liu Yu calmed down and said, "Is there anything that can make the emperor support the Northern Expedition without being suspicious of you, my lord?"
Xie An smiled slightly: "Xiao Yu, what do you think His Majesty the Emperor wants most?"
Liu Yu also laughed: "What our emperor wants most is to take back the emperor's power that the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family has lost for nearly a hundred years, and to be able to personally take charge of the military and political affairs. To put it bluntly, he wants to take over from you.
Give this power back."
Xie An nodded with satisfaction: "So, to prove his majesty, one thing is needed. Xiaoyu, tell me first, have you ever heard of Emperor Baiban?"
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