Xiao Ruxun absolutely did not want to see such an ending. Did he enter Datong to save the two of them just to watch them die in front of him again?
Ma Gui was a famous general and a military talent that the country urgently needed.
Mei Guozhen was a rare talent in the civil service, and he did not conspire with the other civil officials. He had a deep sympathy for the people.
What was this?
This was a target for an ally!
Xiao Ruxun put away his sadness and thought for a while with a calm mind. He then thought of something important.
In the eyes of moralists, these two people were already man-eating demons and should not be associated with them.
Ma Gui was easy to deal with. After all, he was a general and his companions were all uncouth men. They probably did not care too much about this.
But Mei Guozhen was different. His companions were all 'learned men'. They were all masters who could eat their fill after becoming officials. They had unparalleled mental mysophobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. How could they accept him returning to the ranks of moral gentlemen?
Compared to Ma Gui, Ma Gui still had a way to survive, but Mei Guozhen would definitely die.
Mei Guozhen himself knew this, so he was so desperate.
When he made that decision, Mei Guozhen probably thought of his own ending. At the same time, the people who died were the last fantasies of the civil service group and the gentry class. This was a person that must be retained and pulled into the camp.
At this time, a soldier delivered porridge and vegetable soup. It was piping hot. Xiao Ruxun asked Ma Gui and Mei Guozhen to eat the porridge and soup first to recuperate. After that, they should not leave this place for the time being and wait for his news.
The person who delivered the food was Wang Hui. Wang Hui naturally saw the scene in the city and arranged for his bodyguards to destroy all the horrible scenes and bury them. But as long as they saw it, it was impossible to forget.
"Silang, if this situation is reported to the imperial court, I'm afraid people will die."
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "That's only natural. Those virtuous gentlemen who eat their fill and never starve would never tolerate such a thing happening. Doesn't that mean they're incompetent and cowardly? Just like Zhang Suiyang in the past, he must die. If he doesn't die, the fig leaf of the virtuous gentlemen will be gone. Sometimes, this fig leaf is very important. "
"Then … then are we really going to report the situation here to the imperial court? Tell me the truth? "
Wang Hui asked.
Xiao Ruxun thought for a moment.
"Of course. Tell them the truth, without missing a single detail. Tell them everything, including the cannibalism, without missing a single word."
"Ah?"
Wang Hui turned pale with fright, "Then isn't General Ma and Mei Futai … Silang, aren't they your old friends? If this was really reported to the higher-ups, would they still have a way out? Shouldn't we think of something? Wouldn't it be fine as long as they don't talk nonsense? "
Xiao Ruxun stopped and took a deep breath.
"It's because they are my old friends that I'm doing this."
Xiao Ruxun said.
In order to achieve great things, both Xiao Ruxun and the Emperor needed helpers. Ma Gui and Mei Guozhen were the best candidates. They were old friends and didn't get along with the civil officials. But if they didn't cut off all their escape routes, how could they be assured to let them really become their people?
Moreover, Wang Hui was too naive. So many people saw it. Did he think that he could control so many people's mouths just by giving an order? Wouldn't others talk about it? At that time, Xiao Ruxun would be accused of deliberately hiding his guilt. It was very annoying. Xiao Ruxun really didn't want to try how powerful the civil officials were with their mouths.
"But in this case …"
Before Wang Hui could finish, he was interrupted by Xiao Ruxun.
"Okay, don't ask anymore. Wang Hui, prepare a pen and paper. I'm going to write something."
Wang Hui followed Xiao Ruxun's footsteps in confusion.
He sat down and picked up a pen. Facing the paper in front of him, Xiao Ruxun was a little hesitant. But after thinking about it again and again, he still picked up the pen and wrote the memorial to be submitted to the cabinet and the Ministry of War. After writing this memorial, he still had to write a request for war. The target was Guihua City.
The previous groundwork was almost done. Now it was time to reap the rewards.
After writing the memorial to Datong City and the request for war, it was time for the real highlight.
It was a secret memorial to the Emperor, a top-secret document.
Xiao Ruxun could have tried to hide the matter of Ma Gui and Mei Guozhen. Although it wasn't easy, it wasn't difficult to frame the dead Northern Barbarians and send the army far away.
But after thinking about it again and again, Xiao Ruxun still didn't want to do that.
He deeply felt that in order to deal with the civil officials and the various business groups, he could get too little help. The Emperor only had eunuchs and Imperial Bodyguard spies, but these two big organizations were not very reliable now that the civil officials were pressuring him.
Therefore, other than righteousness, the Emperor was actually a rather isolated existence. He didn't have any real power in his hands that could really help Xiao Ruxun.
If he relied on the Emperor, he would definitely die. Therefore, he had to find outside help.
Ordinary civil officials definitely wouldn't do. Including Xu Guangqi, none of them could be trusted. If he really wanted to do something like that, he had to find someone he could absolutely trust. What was an absolutely trustworthy person?
It was someone who would never betray and defect to the enemy.
People who had no way out would never betray and defect to the enemy. Just like those traitors who surrendered to the enemy, they knew that they had no way out. In order to survive, they had to use 200% of their ability, and they had to be absolutely loyal and reliable.
Putting Ma Gui aside, in order to make sure that Mei Guozhen had no way out, he could only report this matter to the court. When those gentlemen of virtue threatened Mei Guozhen to die as a martyr, Mei Guozhen would have no way out.
Talents were hard to come by. In order to obtain talents, sometimes one had to resort to unscrupulous means. Just like the story of Wu Yong using those despicable means to force the talents he fancied to commit suicide. When the other side had the righteousness and absolute advantage, if one wanted to break the stalemate, one had to resort to such despicable means.
When they had no way out, he would persuade them to let the Emperor recruit Mei Guozhen and Ma Gui in the name of righteousness, let them fake their deaths, and then secretly send them to Myanmar to hide from the limelight in case they were needed in the future.
Although this kind of behavior was quite unscrupulous, wasn't the person who forced others to go to Liangshan also forced to be forced?
After finishing a secret memorial, Xiao Ruxun put down his pen. He picked up the paper and slightly blew the ink on it. Then, he sighed.
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