Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Then we'll wait until he comes before we make a decision."
"But...how are you so sure he will come?"
"Because..." Xue Wuji paused, "He has this confidence."
When he was young, he was able to defeat a large army in just a few days. Although there was an element of Helian people risking their lives and fighting against the odds, there was no denying that this man did have such ability.
Judging from the several confrontations between Xue Wuji and Helian Zhenbei in the following years, this man was able to carve out a bloody path under Tiefusi's absolute pressure, and also supported Shen Gui and Tievasi. Confrontation is definitely not easy.
As for this person's character, he had also heard a little bit about it, he was extremely conceited and arrogant.
Sheng Shaoqing did not refute, but thought of another thing, "When was the previously agreed alliance with Nanjing?"
Xue Wuji frowned, "It should be the fifth day of next month."
"So fast?"
It seems that there is not much time left for them to deal with Chen Liu's affairs.
Xue Wuji looked at Sheng Shaoqing's expression and asked, "Could it be that the Queen Mother wants to start from Chenliu and go directly to Shunchang?"
Sheng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows, "What's the problem?"
Xue Wuji showed his signature smile, "No, but if this is the case, I will give instructions and make arrangements in advance."
"If we arrive early and the spring scenery in Shunchang is in full bloom, wouldn't it be better for the Queen Mother to go and enjoy it?"
Sheng Shaoqing laughed out loud, "How can I still be in the mood to enjoy it now? What's going on right now is really worrying."
"What the Empress Dowager is referring to is the Chenliu and Wang family's affairs?"
"You know it too?"
Xue Wuji was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Prime Minister Ji did not hide it from us, but these things are only known among us ministers. After all, what Mr. Wang did was not honorable."
"In your opinion, how should he deal with it?"
Xue Wuji did not directly answer Sheng Shaoqing's question. He only asked Sheng Shaoqing, "I would like to ask the Queen Mother. If this person is widely involved, some old cases may be brought up. Is the Queen Mother sure that she can control the situation?"
Sheng Shaoqing suddenly turned around and met Xue Wuji's probing gaze, "You haven't answered my question yet."
Xue Wuji lowered his head and already understood, "Of course it's to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and to rectify the unhealthy trend."
"But Prime Minister Ji and Mr. Wang have a close relationship. The Queen Mother wants to take heavy responsibility, but I'm afraid she won't be able to."
"That's okay. As long as Mr. Xue is willing to help me, the Prime Minister won't say anything."
"Then", Xue Wuji paused, but still couldn't help but ask, "Does the Queen Mother really want to reduce the power of the family?"
Sheng Shaoqing raised his head in surprise. Apart from Ji Wenxuan and Princess Lin Yang, she seemed to have not told anyone else in the court about this matter. How did Xue Wuji know about it?
Could it be her husband who died young again?
Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's surprised expression, Xue Wuji explained, "Prime Minister Ji had discussed this matter with me before, but I didn't expect it to be implemented so soon. Thinking about it, Prime Minister Ji must have made a lot of preparations."
Sheng Shaoqing saw that he already knew, so there was no need to hide it from him. After all, she didn't leak it, and she couldn't be blamed.
"I know that you also come from a rich family, and I also understand that you definitely don't want to be like this. But times have changed. How many people in the court are now living as vegetarians, and how many people are serving as meat to the common people?"
"If things go on like this, wouldn't the officials of the imperial court become the cancer of Great Liang, and what would the country have to rely on?"
Xue Wuji was silent for a long time, "I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister all wish well, but the aristocratic family doesn't think so."
"Emperor Ming of Nanjing has been struggling for a long time, confiscating his property and banishing him. What's the result?"
"The queen's brother was almost revolted by the reorganization. Otherwise, how could he have come to Da Liang in person to negotiate a few days ago, and how could he have made an alliance with our court?"
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "I also know that this is not an overnight success, but I just select more talents from poor families to fill the court, and I will not make everyone..."
They are all short-sighted fools who only know the immediate benefits.
"Moreover, the scientific examination can also make officials in various ministries alert, so they will not think that they can just sit back and enjoy the success forever after becoming an official."
The rain Sheng Shaoqing himself had been exposed to would naturally tear up all these people's umbrellas!
Xue Wuji asked in confusion, "That's it?"
Sheng Shaoqing was also confused and asked, "What else?"
Xue Wuji frowned, "But I thought Prime Minister Ji was so busy day and night."
"Why?"
Xue Wuji glanced at Sheng Shaoqing guiltily, "I thought. I thought the Queen Mother would follow Nan Jing's example and drive out all the members of the aristocratic family."
Sheng Shaoqing:
"Am I such a murderous and violent person in your eyes?"
Sheng Shaoqing was very puzzled. Did he have the look of a green face and fangs, or was he just a fool of his brain to think of such a thing as exterminating people's lives?
Xue Wuji smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't dare, but the lessons learned from the past are still in front of me, so I can't help but understand."
Create associations.
"Actually, it is not unreasonable for Emperor Ming to exterminate all those aristocratic families."
Xue Wuji's eyes widened in horror. Could it be that the Queen Mother also had such thoughts after her words?
"Don't be impatient." Seeing Xue Wuji's rare gaffe, Sheng Shaoqing found it funny, and continued, "Emperor Ming started from a humble beginning, and later with the help of the king and empress, he quickly rose to prominence and became the master of a country."
"But those people from aristocratic families have nothing to gain by criticizing the queen. They have to say that she is a second-marriage person who is in a very bad state. They also say that the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family marries a poor gangster. It is really unheard of. It is strange that Emperor Ming is not angry."
Xue Wuji's head, which was usually spinning at a high speed, suddenly stopped working, "Why is this?"
Sheng Shaoqing silently rolled his eyes at the gossipers, "Master Xue, if someone chases your wife and scolds her for not being a good person, do you think they want to scold your wife or you?"
Many people in Jingguo caused trouble because they failed to control the mouths of those in the court.
However, Emperor Ming seemed to be very concerned about this matter, and he really played into their hands and the public opinion was at a disadvantage.
Xue Wuji nodded with understanding and asked with an innocent face, "But if they want to scold me, they can just scold me, so why bother chasing my wife?"
Sheng Shaoqing looked helplessly at Xue Wuji, why was Helian Zhenbei's shrewdness that he just mentioned disappearing?
"Master Xue, what rank do you hold and what is your background? Do they dare to scold you directly in front of you?"
"As for the persimmons, naturally you have to pick the soft ones to pinch."
"What's more, it is naturally much easier for them to attack a woman than to attack you."
"If you put any label on her and say she is not loyal or virtuous, wouldn't it be a slap in your face, Mr. Xue?"
Xue Wuji fell silent after hearing this, and Sheng Shaoqing continued, "It's not just Mrs. Xue. As long as it is your Lord Xue's weakness, in the eyes of your enemies, it is just a place where a dagger can be inserted into your heart."
"It just so happens that Emperor Ming's weakness is his queen."
"Emperor Ming only wanted to weaken the power of the aristocratic families at first, but those aristocratic families insisted on inserting knives into Emperor Ming's heart. Naturally, he couldn't bear it anymore and simply took action to intimidate them, but..."
Xue Wuji sighed and continued, "There are some hard-core people in the aristocratic family."
"I understand what the Queen Mother means."
"But, if someone uses the same method to attack the Queen Mother in the future, how will the Queen Mother respond?" Xue Wuji paused, "In other words, what is the Queen Mother's weakness?"
Sheng Shaoqing was caught off guard by Xue Wuji's sudden question, but soon, Sheng Shaoqing said firmly, "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it."
"Everything is mutually reinforcing. I don't believe it. They are trying to poke at my weak points. Don't they have any weak points?"
Xue Wuji was a little at a loss by Sheng Shaoqing's simple and crude theory, but he thought that the Queen Mother would not imitate Emperor Ming. This was the greatest advantage of the Queen Mother.
Sheng Shaoqing also understood what Xue Wuji was worried about, and comforted him, "Killing is useful, but it is not the only way."
What's more, to be fair, she didn't want to increase the number of crimes.
Xue Wuji then left with peace of mind. He passed by where Ji Wenxuan was staying, stood outside the door for a long time, and finally pushed the door open and entered.
The Wang family waited and waited, but what they finally got was the news that Queen Mother Fengjia had postponed her return to Beijing.
Wang Xuan was practicing calligraphy in his study room. When he suddenly heard the news, his heart trembled slightly, and even the words he wrote became twisted.
"This handwriting is considered useless."
Wang Xuan crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside, then asked the boy to find the letter paper. After writing it and sealing it, he handed it to the boy, "Send this letter to the capital quickly. Let's see if we can avoid this disaster."
Wang Xuan pressed his furiously beating temples with his hands, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart. He then ordered the boy outside the door, "Go and call Wang Qing!"
The young man had never seen his old master like this before. He felt that there was only a sense of depression in the air when a storm was about to come. After receiving the order, he hurriedly ran out to find the master.
When Wang Qing heard about his father's arrival, he put down everything he was doing and hurried back. However, it rained all night. As soon as he arrived at the door of the Wang family's residence, a heavy rain poured down, catching him by surprise.
It's not finished until you become a drowned rat.
"What an unlucky day it is!"
Wang Qing ran inside while waiting for the boys to hold an umbrella for him.
A bolt of lightning fell, and the rolling thunder came with a muffled sound. Wang Qing stood under the eaves of his house and looked back at the billowing black clouds in the vast sky in the distance, "Why is the first thunderstorm in spring so sudden?"
The boys held up umbrellas while welcoming Wang Qing back. After changing his clothes, they sent him to the yard of his old master.
As soon as he entered the door, an inkstone fell at his feet, "You bastard!"
Wang Qing walked in puzzled, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Do you know how much trouble you have caused?!"
Wang Qing was even more puzzled, "How could I have caused any trouble?!"
Wang Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Queen Mother Fengjia has postponed her return to Beijing!"
Wang Qing didn't take it seriously, "If you postpone it, postpone it. It doesn't hurt to let them stay in the other hospital for a few more days."
Seeing his father making such a fuss, Wang Qing felt a little aggrieved, "I was fine in the yamen, but you suddenly called me back. Not to mention, I was soaked by the heavy rain before I even entered the house. You are still scolding me like this."
I, I really am!”
"Huh," Wang Xuan almost squeezed out the word from his nostrils, "Are you wronged? Do you think I don't know about the good things you did with your uncle before?!"
Wang Qing was a little panicked now, "What. What happened."
"You idiot!"
Wang Xuan was angry and wanted to take action, but Wang Qing stopped him and forced him to sit in front of the hall. Wang Qing said angrily, "Dad! You want to beat me at such an old age?! You didn't care about me before in Beijing."
To save face, beating me is like beating a grandson, making so many people laugh, and now that you have returned to Chenliu, you are still like this!"
Wang Xuan trembled all over and said, "No matter how old you are, you are still my son. I can beat you up if I want!"
"How dare you mention those stupid things you did in the past?!"
"Your uncle has long disliked us, and you still listen to him?! Whose son are you?!"
Wang Qing pursed his lips, "Of course I am your son."
"Then tell me, why did you listen to him and instigate people to tamper with the account books?! It's just that Wang Shan didn't notice, but you actually wanted to kill someone with a knife to silence Wang Shan?!"
Wang Qing didn't expect that his father was already very aware of what he had done, and he was suddenly horrified and said, "Dad, how do you know!"
Wang Xuan tugged on Wang Qing's ears, "You damn idiot, if I had known you were so stupid, when your mother gave birth to you, I should have thrown you into a urinal and drowned you to death!"
Wang Qing also muttered, "Drown me and you won't have a son!"
"you!"
Wang Xuan was very angry, "Tell me! How did your good uncle bewitch you?"
Wang Qing said softly, "That's right. He said that he came to Chen Liuxing to share the land equalization strategy, and asked us to take care of him more. If some of the numbers don't look good, we need more."
“The more, the merrier.”
Wang Xuan slapped Wang Qing on the back, "You just listened?!"
"I didn't want to hear it at first, but later my uncle said that if my nephew's order comes true, his official position will definitely be raised to a higher level. When the time comes, I, too, can be transferred to the capital."
Wang Xuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood, "I wasted all my caution, I didn't expect to give birth to such a brainless thing!"
Wang Qing said aggrievedly, "I thought about it and it is indeed true. If Yun Zhi can reach another level, we Chen Liu will have a noble man, not to mention breaking the bones and connecting the tendons. He will definitely not be able to achieve enlightenment by himself."
Forgot ours."
"Besides, I just changed a few numbers so that we all look better and the Queen Mother is also satisfied. Isn't it a win-win situation?"
"A win-win situation?!" Wang Xuan asked back, "A win-win situation for you!"
"Wang is really going to be tricked by you!"
Wang Qing asked in confusion, "How could it be possible?! My uncle said that the rest of the matter would be left to him. What does that have to do with us?"
"But, father, how do you know these things?"
Wang Xuan sneered, "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself."
"Your father and I are not without friends in the court!"
