"Lin Shenqing?" Li Shuwan was stunned when she heard this: "Husband...Isn't that Lin Shenqing the little emperor of Dayan..."
"What do you want him to do? Wouldn't it be better for him to die outside?"
Nan Yanxi smiled faintly: "If you want him to come, of course... take good care of him! This person is of great importance and cannot be left in the hands of Xiang Yang or the Lin brothers!"
"It's even worse to live outside. The risk is too great. It's best to keep it in our hands."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Shuwan and saw that she was still confused, so he explained in detail.
"Don't worry, of course you can't send it blatantly... If that's the case, it's really a hot potato."
"After all, the Lin family has been operating on this land for many years, and everyone from the upper class to the lower class is subconsciously willing to follow him."
"If it was really sent here blatantly, then we can't kill it, use it, or release it."
"So...I asked the eunuch to send him a message in his own name and asked them to secretly send Lin Shenqing here."
"We can just find a place to hide him, or even kill him quietly, no problem. It was sent secretly, right?"
"Oh...that's it!" Li Shuwan nodded in sudden realization.
...
A few days later, in Yizhou City, where Xiang Yang's remaining forces were entrenched, in the Governor's Mansion.
Li Suzheng told him in detail what he saw and heard during his trip to Lizhou: "My lord...this trip has been quite thrilling."
"It turns out that Nan Yanxi has been planning to annihilate us for a long time, and the two Lin brothers have secretly contacted Daming."
"The same idea as ours, we also want to ask Nan Yanxi to be granted the title of king and land!"
"Huh? There is such a thing!" Xiang Yang was shocked when he heard this, and then cursed angrily: "These two guys are acting according to the wind, and they are not what they seem."
"On the surface, we talked about cooperation with me, but behind the scenes, we secretly contacted Nan Yanxi and wanted to put me to death!"
"They have all the good people on both sides. They are really good at making calculations!"
After saying that, Xiang Yangyou quickly asked: "Then...Li Aiqing, what did you say?"
"Ah haha..." Seeing this question, Li Su was very proud. He stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said slowly: "I immediately made my interests clear to the Ming Emperor and argued with each other!"
"I told him that the Lin brothers are of the bloodline of Emperor Yan, and they have long been rebellious!"
"They would even rebel against their own family, let alone someone else's... That would be even worse."
"Moreover...they had the right time, place and people, and used public opinion to mobilize an army to besiege us...but what was the result? Were we not defeated?"
"I told the Ming Emperor that these two people have neither loyalty nor the ability to protect the country and the people."
"But my lord is different. My lord has been peace-loving since he was a child and does not want to kill. He also has outstanding abilities. He will definitely be able to do his job of protecting the country and the people."
"In this way, the Ming Emperor Nan Yanxi gave up his intention to attack us and promised that he would consider us!"
Li Su's embellished report on this matter made Xiang Yang stunned for a while.
First I was delighted with his performance, but then I didn't quite understand what Nan Yanxi said... considering myself.
Seeing Li Su shut up, he quickly asked: "Uh... consider it? Aiqing, please don't show off. What does considering mean? Agree or not?"
Hearing this, Li Su didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly held up his hands and explained: "Such a lord... This Nan Yanxi is indeed very difficult to deal with."
"Open your mouth and say what good we can do to him, let him take a huge risk to accept our surrender and grant the king and land."
"When I saw something in his words, I thought he must have some request, so I took the initiative to speak and told him that my lord has sincerely submitted to him. If he has any request, I can make it."
Listening to his words, Xiang Yang nodded slowly: "Yes, as long as we can temporarily stabilize him and give us breathing time and room to maneuver, we can agree."
"Yes, yes...I think so too!" Li Su nodded and followed his words: "So, as soon as Nan Yanxi said this, I immediately nodded in agreement."
"I told him that no matter what it is, I will come back and report it to you as soon as possible."
"After hearing this, Nan Yanxi expressed his request to us!"
After Li Su finished speaking, he paused, took a deep breath and continued: "It turns out that he wants us to deal with the cancer in Dayan, the deep-rooted noble clan."
"He said that he will divide part of Dayan's territory into three parts, and you and the Lin brothers will take charge of them respectively."
"Who can use reasonable skills to eliminate the noble families in the fiefdom in half a year and successfully implement the Ming Dynasty's New Deal?"
"Then he will make him king and rule all the states and counties in the south of Dayan."
After listening to Li Su's words, Xiang Yang felt a trace of sadness in his heart.
Looking back on those days, I was considered a prince, and how powerful I was.
Nowadays, we still have to rely on charity from others, and we have to compete like dogs and horses. It’s really just one moment and another.
However, Xiang Yang's thoughts only lasted for a moment. After calming down, he began to slowly think about the matter.
Xiang Yang was considered a person, and it only took him a moment to understand his purpose, and he smiled helplessly: "Haha... This Nan Yanxi is really a master who doesn't let go of eagles when he sees rabbits!"
"He did this because he wanted to use our hands to get rid of these noble families in Dayan and successfully implement his Ming Dynasty's New Deal."
"After all, these aristocratic families are deeply rooted and have disciples and followers all over the Central Plains. If they are banned rashly, I am afraid it will cause strong dissatisfaction among those people."
"Writing a few inflammatory articles is enough for Nan Yanxi to drink a pot. After all, there are many students in the world, and most of them are members of these noble families, or they were trained and funded by them."
"Now that this matter is being pinned on me and the Lin brothers, we just want to put this blame on us!"
"Ah? Is that so?" Li Su was shocked when he heard this: "Lord...then what should we do now?"
"Hey... what can I do!" Xiang Yang shook his head helplessly: "Nan Yanxi can't guess that I can guess the true purpose of this matter."
"This is the step he gave us, the step we have to go down!"
"But..." Li Su on the side said quickly: "This is not appropriate. If we do this, what should we do if he uses this as an excuse to liquidate us in the future?"
"Probably not!" Xiang Yang shook his head: "After all, we are working for him, and as long as we have a fiefdom, we will immediately recruit troops and secretly strengthen our own strength."
"After all, we can be regarded as meritorious officials. As long as we are not caught by him, he has no reason to touch us."