Guo Xu tapped the table gently with his fingers, and the expression on his face slowly became calm. He finally understood the essence of what Zheng Zhixue said about retreating to advance. Resolving the crisis of suspicion is the most important thing at the moment.
Although the failure to counter the rebellion will bring disrepute to oneself, it is not the end of the world. If one maintains his grace, he will win favor and resolve the crisis. Now that he is going to Xingren Mansion to argue and rob, not only will he get nothing, but it will make his behavior look even worse.
And being despicable will make the father even more unhappy. Instead of doing this, it is better to, as Zheng Zhixue said, use retreat to advance and show your grace.
"Mr. Changqing, listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. Your words made me enlightened. Thank you very much, sir, for clearing up my doubts. It turns out that you are an expert, but he hides his secrets." Guo Xu stood up and bowed his hands in salute.
"What kind of expert are you? I just read a lot of books, watch a lot and think a lot. I don't dare to call you an expert. If I can provide some help to His Highness, it will be in vain for His Highness to have raised you so deliciously and well for so many years.
Drinks are offered, and there are no words of reproach. Your Highness is a generous-minded person. In the future, Your Highness will ascend the throne and become emperor, he will do great things." Zheng Zhixue stood up and returned the courtesy.
Guo Xu laughed, stretched out his hand and said: "Sit down, sit down, drink and drink. If you have any other ideas, I will tell you everything today. Let me hear it."
Zheng Zhixue sat down with a smile, Guo Xu personally took the cup, and the two of them drank the wine in one gulp. Zheng Zhixue wiped the wine from his beard and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the reason why King Jin was able to succeed this time was entirely because of the capable people under his command. Na Lin
Jue... is definitely not an ordinary person. This person is both civil and military, and can be called an all-rounder. The Battle of Yangwu is his contribution. I dare say that a series of plans for the Battle of Xingrenfu must also be from his hands. This person...
…Um……"
Guo Xu punched the table and said angrily: "Lin Jue is really hateful. I know he is very capable. This time he is determined to go against me. I had sincerely recruited him before, but he did not want to follow me.
, and now he has gone to Prince Jin to do things for him. It’s really annoying.”
"Your Highness, with this person beside King Jin, many things will be difficult to handle. This person is shrewd and talented, and King Jin will be more powerful with him. There will be many unknown factors and twists and turns in the fight for the crown prince's position because of this person. In this way
If a person cannot be used by His Highness, he will never be used by King Jin. Therefore, Your Highness may have to find a way to deal with Lin Jue. He must not be allowed to make suggestions beside King Jin, that will be a huge trouble.
"Zheng Zhixue Tao.
Guo Xu nodded heavily and said: "You are right. I need to find Lin Jue to give him a good beating. If he can turn around and help me, that would be the best. I hope he can be used by me."
"His Highness said that he rejected His Highness once, and now that he has joined King Jin, I guess it will be difficult for His Highness to recruit him." Zheng Zhixue pondered.
Guo Xu nodded slightly, then frowned and raised his head to the sky, thought for a moment, slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, I have a way to deal with him. I will find his sore spots and force him to use them for me. Maybe his vital parts have been damaged.
I've got it in my hand."
Zheng Zhixue was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Guo Xu was talking about, and his face showed confusion.
Guo Xu did not explain much, and immediately removed the wine, food, cups and plates, ordered people to grind ink and lay paper, wrote two secret letters in one breath, and ordered people to rush to the capital overnight.
…
In Xingren Mansion, the work of persuading and reforming prisoners of war has been going on for two days, and the results are obvious. The testimony of former Shenggong Hai Dongqing, as well as the sincere words of Lin Jue and others finally made most of the bandits completely wake up. Lin Jue even spent some time
After a few hours, he wrote a pamphlet refuting the teachings of the Qing Jiao one by one, and let the scholars in the city preach it among the prisoners to answer their doubts. At the same time, Lin Jue also encouraged the awakened ones among the Qing Jiao prisoners to speak out bravely.
All the dirty things in Qingjiao that are unknown to the world will be exposed to the world.
Dozens of saints in the group of saints spoke out bravely and tearfully told about their experiences in the church. They told the dirtiest things in the youth church. After they were raped by the Holy Father, they still stayed in the church.
They were toyed with by the guardians. If they disobeyed the slightest bit, they would be beaten, scolded, and killed. Many people were tortured to death. The inside story was horrifying. Other members of the church also began to make accusations, and even some senior members of the church began to accuse them.
He betrayed and told more dirty and dark facts. All this further promoted the awakening of the believers.
Of course, there are still some diehards. Lin Jue first adopted the strategy of keeping these people in isolation to avoid harming the overall atmosphere and threatening other believers. Later, after discussing with Guo Kun, he decided that it would not work without killing a group of people.
The so-called combination of kindness and power, reasoning and using a knife, will have a better effect. So, hundreds of stubborn and arrogant religious bandits were pushed to the city wall, announced their crimes in front of all the believers, and then waved
Kill with knife.
When heads rained down from the city walls, the believers below the city were once again shocked to the depths of their souls, and indeed accelerated the transformation process.
But this was not enough. Lin Jue was actually very troubled. Even though these people had begun to wake up and repent, they were still rebel bandits. The crime of rebellion was not an ordinary crime, and the court might not spare them.
Even if they understand and wake up, the imperial court may issue an imperial edict, and they will still have their heads chopped off after they wake up and regret. For Lin Jue, he does not want to see this scene. It is not that he has any sympathy for these people.
At heart, Lin Jue was thinking about the overall situation. From the perspective of post-war reconstruction, killing all these people was definitely not a good idea. On the contrary, it would affect the entire post-war reconstruction pattern.
On the morning of the fourth day after the Battle of Xingrenfu, when Lin Jue Zheng was holding a meeting to reflect on the accusations and the bandits were held in prison, Guo Kun ordered people to come and invite Lin Jue back to the Yamen, saying that they had an urgent matter to discuss. Lin Jue handed over the matter.
I left it to Bai Bing to preside over and hurried back to the government office.
In the yamen, only Guo Mian and Guo Kun were sitting and fighting in the hall, and no one else was present. Lin Jue was also relieved, which meant that it was not a big deal.
"I have met His Highness the King of Jin, and I have met Du Yuhou." Lin Jue stepped forward and saluted.
"You're here just in time. Come and take a look at this letter." Seeing Lin Jue's arrival, Guo Mian didn't bother to return the favor and hurriedly stood up and called.
"What letter? Whose letter?" Lin Jue asked doubtfully.
"Just take a look and you'll see. Weird things happen every year, especially this year." Guo Kun pointed at a letter on the table and smiled.
Lin Jue looked at the letter. It was a cowhide envelope with several large characters written on the brown cover: Personally signed by the King of Jin and his brother.
"This is...a letter from King Huai?" Lin Jue asked in surprise.
"Isn't it? Take a look, I'm afraid the content inside will surprise you even more." Guo Mian said.
Lin Jue took the letter, took out the letter and opened it to read.
"My dear brother, I wish you well. Since you and I jointly led the army to suppress the rebellion, there have been frequent wars and many affairs. I have no time to say hello to my brother, nor can I see him in person. I am really uneasy, so I go to the emperor to express my condolences.
But I am always paying attention to the current situation of the emperor brother. During the Battle of Yangwu, the emperor brother used his great power to wipe out tens of thousands of enemies. I was not very happy when I heard about it. That night, I even looked up and congratulated each other from afar. I couldn't help but feel happy. I am stupid and incompetent, so I can't help it.
Commanding Fang Qiu like an elder brother, he is as powerful as a broken bamboo..."
"...The attack on Yingtian Mansion suffered a heavy setback, delaying the battle and causing heavy losses. Although the city was destroyed, the bandits escaped. Although the victory was a real defeat, I felt unbearable guilt. Afterwards, I reorganized my troops and regained the lost ground. I was too cautious because of the previous setback and did not dare to advance rashly.
, so that the religious bandits gathered troops and horses to invade Xingren Mansion. Xingren Mansion was heading west to the fortress. If there was a loss, the consequences would be disastrous. I hurriedly gathered troops and horses to pursue, but due to the slow movement and long distance, I was unable to arrive in time. Once again, there was a crisis.
At that time, my elder brother led an army like a god from heaven, annihilated the religious bandits in Yu Xingren's mansion, and captured the bandit leader alive. When my younger brother heard the news, he was overjoyed and surprised. I was overjoyed and relieved..."
"...In this counter-rebellion, I made many mistakes, which almost ruined the overall situation of the counter-rebellion. However, my brother made decisive decisions and repeatedly turned the tide. I don't know what the consequences will be. I feel deeply ashamed and admire the emperor's admiration.
I should have come in person to congratulate my brother, but there are still several counties north of the East and West Road in Beijing that have not been recovered. I must lead the army there to completely regain the lost territory, and I dare not neglect it, so I wrote this letter to congratulate my brother. I will wait for my brother to return in triumph.
After Beijing, I will personally come to congratulate you. I have reported to the imperial court and my father that the credit for suppressing the rebellion is all due to the emperor's brother. If the emperor's brother did not turn the tide and make a decisive decision, things may not be harmonious. I will only know the emperor's brother after this battle.
When I think of the many disrespectful things I have done to my brother in daily life, I feel extremely ashamed. My brother, who is both civilized and martial, has read poetry and books, so he should be magnanimous, and he will not be as knowledgeable as my brother."
"...The military affairs are urgent, so I cannot say much. I will pay my respects in person when I return to the capital. I would like to congratulate the emperor brother again on the great victory, and also congratulate Guo Kun, Lin Jue and other meritorious ministers. They also contributed a lot to suppressing the rebellion this time.
I will pay my respects to Yan Huan one by one after returning to Beijing. I wish you well, and my brother Guo Xu pays my respects."
Lin Jue read the letter carefully and had a strange look on his face when he put it down.
Guo Kun laughed and said: "What, brother-in-law, do you also think that there are a lot of strange things this year? The sun is about to rise in the west? King Huai actually wrote a letter to congratulate His Highness the King of Jin, and he did not accuse us of robbing us.
He took credit for his achievements, but he scolded him and said he was incompetent? Is this still King Huai? How can this be a letter written by King Huai?"
Guo Mian laughed loudly and said: "Isn't that right? This brother of mine is very arrogant. Although he behaves humbly in front of me, he is extremely disdainful of me in his heart. When will he be willing to lose like this?
Are you angry? Doesn’t this mean that the sun is rising in the west? The day before yesterday, we were still discussing his intention to rush to Chengwu County to station his army. Guo Kun also said that he was coming to steal people and credit. Who would have thought that he would write such a letter?
Come and lead the army to set off. This is really unexpected."
Guo Kun nodded and said with a smile: "Isn't that right? He left in such a dejected manner? And he congratulated him so generously? Is he willing to eat this dumb thing? I don't believe it at all. Lin Jue, what do you think this letter means? Isn't it right?
What other intentions do you have?"
When Guo Mian heard this, he also looked at Lin Jue. They called Lin Jue here because they wanted to hear Lin Jue's opinion. The two of them always felt that there was something wrong with the letter, but after much deliberation, they didn't know what Guo Xu's intention was, so
