After speaking for a while, Wang Shiyang's mouth was parched. He picked up his teacup and took a big gulp of tea. Zhou Xiangrong, who was listening at the side, was alarmed. He knew some of these things, but he did not know that it had involved such a big problem.
"Dong Weng, if this matter reaches His Majesty's ears …"
Wang Shiyang laughed coldly.
"His Majesty might even have the intention to kill the nine generations of these people. However, the one who can control the direction of this matter is not the Emperor, but the factions in Shandong and Liaodong in the south. With irrefutable evidence, it will become a big case, and they will have to kill. The Jin faction will make a last-ditch effort and make a countercharge.
In the end, the Jin faction will be completely wiped out, and the major factions will fight for the shares of the Jin faction. It will inevitably be another fierce battle. This year, the imperial court will not be stable, but the Emperor may gain a lot of benefits. The Emperor has been thinking of ways to open up mines. Shanxi is a rich mining area, and the Emperor has no reason to sit back and do nothing. "
Zhou Xiangrong took a deep breath.
"What does this matter have to do with Xiao Ruxun becoming the Governor? Why does Dong Weng want to fight for him? Xiao Ruxun is a military general, and he is guarding Myanmar. He is completely unrelated to this matter! "
"I'm not fighting for him, I'm fighting for a chance of survival for myself!"
Wang Shiyang picked up his brush again, dipped it in ink, and continued to write his confession. "Once this matter is known by the imperial court and His Majesty, who do you think will be the first to bear the brunt of the blame?"
Zhou Xiangrong thought for a while and said, "It must be the officials of the Jin faction in the imperial court. They will definitely be severely punished by His Majesty, or even uprooted. A bloodbath is inevitable."
"Of course! The first to bear the brunt of the blame is the Imperial Bodyguard! "
Zhou Xiangrong was stunned.
"The Imperial Bodyguard is responsible for inspecting the officials and the people. The Jin Kingdom is such a big deal, but the Emperor doesn't know about it. The Emperor may only know a little bit about it, but he doesn't know that Shanxi has been completely controlled by the Jin merchants.
Once this matter was leaked, the Imperial Bodyguard, as the Emperor's only eyes and ears on the Daming, would definitely be feared by the Emperor. Therefore, the Emperor would definitely hold Luo Sigong accountable. In order to survive, Luo Sigong would definitely add insult to injury and tell everything he knew to the Emperor.
At that time, the Emperor's hatred for the Jin party would be irreversible. This is also my only chance of survival. This time, the only one who can save my life is the Emperor. "
Wang Shiyang smiled bitterly, but Zhou Xiangrong suddenly realized something.
"We all know that Xiao Ruxun is the favorite of the emperor, but Xiao Ruxun has been guarding Burma for three years. No matter how popular he is, he will be gone after three years."
Wang Shiyang shook his head.
"The civil officials of the imperial court are too arrogant, and the Emperor has long been dissatisfied and hates them. Moreover, the Emperor has always been uneasy about not being able to directly hold the military power. Today, he is more ambitious than Master Longqing and Master Jiajing. It's not the first time that he wants to intervene in military affairs. Every time, he was rebutted, but his desire has never faded.
This time, when Xiao Ruxun came back, he became the Admiral, and was granted the right not to be controlled by me by the Emperor. What does this mean? This means that the Emperor is actively trying to win over Xiao Ruxun, and he values Xiao Ruxun's prestige in the Daming army. He is trying to use Xiao Ruxun as a breakthrough point to regain the military power!
At this time, I am waiting for death. If I don't want to die, and if I don't want to bring disaster to my family, I can't care so much. I must express my thoughts to the Emperor, and at the same time, promote Xiao Ruxun.
Let Xiao Ruxun be in power, and let Xiao Ruxun handle the war here, increase his prestige, and increase the Emperor's bargaining chips. In this way, I can exchange for a chance of survival. "
After saying this, Wang Shiyang sighed deeply.
"But after this, even if I am lucky to survive, I will be regarded as the Emperor's dog, and I will never be able to rise again. As a civil official, I will flatter the Emperor, and push the military to a higher level. At this juncture, it is difficult for the officials to oppose. Once it is approved, I am afraid that I will live with a bad name for the rest of my life."
Zhou Xiangrong said worriedly, "Dong Weng, is it worth it? Once Xiao Ruxun succeeds, he will greatly increase the prestige of martial artists. Which official in the court will be willing? "
Wang Shiyang smiled bitterly. "This matter concerns one's life, so what's worth it or not? If I don't hand over what I have, I can forget about living. Before Jin Dang dies, he will definitely drag me down with him. It doesn't matter if I am alone, but I still have my family.
Sir, I still have my old parents at home, as well as my wife and children. There are more than 40 lives in my family. I can't possibly be buried with a group of sinful people. I have to fight for a chance for them to live.
Besides, my suspicions about the Northern Barbarians suddenly moving south have basically been cleared up. If there isn't someone coordinating from within and without, I don't believe it. Thinking back to when Mei Guozhen asked me for rations, I could more or less guess what these people would do.
But I didn't think they would be so ruthless as to directly give away Taiyuan City and cripple their own martial arts. Previously, Datong's 20% of his martial arts was basically crippled, and now Taiyuan City is going to be crippled as well. This is also 20% of their martial arts. To directly cripple their own 40% of their martial arts, why? Who is the mastermind? "
Zhou Xiangrong shook her head.
"I really don't know. This time, the Northern Barbarians' march route is different from before. Their movements are very strange, and their goal is also confusing. It doesn't feel like they're marching to war at all. They're just fooling around, but their killing power is so great that I can't see any order at all. Just what is going on …"
Wang Shiyang looked at Zhou Xiangrong's distressed expression and smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"Forget it. This time, this has nothing to do with me. I'll just lie here and wait for the imperial court's decree! Whether I live or die will be up to the heavens. I don't dare to struggle anymore. I just hope that Hsiao Jixin won't disappoint my good intentions. If he can make a great contribution, the chances of me being saved will be slightly higher. If that's the case, I still have to thank him. "
Zhou Xiangrong forced a smile and said, "Dong Weng, regardless of whether we win or lose this war, Shanxi has been destroyed, and Datong has also been destroyed. The lives of the commoners are already difficult, and now that they've suffered a military disaster, not only do they not have food to eat, but they also have no shelter.
Their houses have been destroyed, and there's no way to keep out the cold. More and more refugees have died, and many have frozen or starved to death. If things go wrong, there might be a civil revolt after the war, and Shanxi is in danger! "
Wang Shiyang thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. In order to fight for a chance of survival, he decided to add a stroke to the confession.
"Teacher, you've reminded me. I have to add one more sentence. Ask the imperial court to prepare enough ships to send these people to Myanmar to seek survival. Otherwise, if the imperial court really starts to send aid, then it'll really be over.
Myanmar, it's Hsiao Jixin again, it's still Hsiao Jixin. All these years, how many things has this Hsiao Jixin solved for Daming? If he was a scholar, he would have entered the Cabinet long ago, but he just had to be a general. He's a disgrace to all the scholars in the world! "
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