Tycoon Xiao had to admit that Luo Sigong was right.
Now that his own life was hanging by a thread, how could he be in the mood to do that kind of thing? It was necessary to save his own life, wasn't it?
"What else do you know besides that?"
"His Majesty is not only helping Xiao Ruxun control the military power outside, but also seems to be preparing something inside. His Majesty's trusted eunuch, Zhang Cheng, has been acting very strangely recently. I've sent people to follow him several times, but I've lost him every time. The situation is not right, and I'm also puzzled."
"Zhang Cheng … Can't this person be bribed? Eunuchs all like money. Can't we just give him money? "
Tycoon Xiao asked.
Luo Sigong shook his head repeatedly.
"Assistant Minister Xiao, the situation is different. He is not a little eunuch who is short of money. He is the Emperor's trusted chief eunuch, the head seal of the Ministry of Rites. He grew up with His Majesty, and His Majesty is his sky. Even if the Empress Dowager rebels, he won't rebel. He will only follow His Majesty to death.
This kind of eunuch is the most difficult to deal with. I don't know what he's doing at all, but it's obvious that it's not a trivial matter to ask the most trusted person around him to do it. Outside, Xiao Ruxun has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and inside, Zhang Cheng appears and disappears unpredictably. Assistant Minister Xiao, our lives are hanging by a thread! "
Seeing that Luo Sigong's expression was no longer frivolous, Tycoon Xiao's clenched palms oozed fine sweat.
When Tycoon Xiao returned to Shen Yicheng's mansion, his head was still dizzy, and he still couldn't absorb everything he had just learned. When he entered Shen Yicheng's study and saw Shen Yicheng, he recovered a little.
"Minister, the situation is very serious, far beyond our imagination. We must come up with countermeasures immediately!"
Tycoon Xiao walked towards Shen Yicheng, only to find that Shen Yicheng was reading a letter in a trance.
"Minister? Minister? "
Tycoon Xiao called out to Shen Yicheng.
"Xiao Ruxun has sent troops to the north."
"Ah?"
Boss Xiao was stunned.
"In the end, Xiao Ruxun still sent his army on a northern expedition. He didn't wait for the imperial court's edict before sending his army. He sent forty thousand cavalrymen to attack Guihua City."
Shen Yicheng put down the letter in his hand and sighed. He rubbed his temples and said, "Although I had expected it, I still feel shocked when I know it now. No matter how literati play with words and distort black and white, it's just a small fight. In the end, we have to act within the framework.
However, when a military general suddenly rises up, it is a world-shaking change. It can break the framework in an instant and make everything go back to how it was in the past. In the past, if the Jiajing Emperor had used the same amount of effort to support Yan Song to support a few military generals, I reckon that the present Daming would not be like this. "
"Elder, this is …"
"A letter from Fang Shoushi to me."
Shen Yicheng frowned and said, "He was afraid that I would harm Xiao Ruxun because of this matter, so he wrote to advise me. It's not easy for the Daming to produce a famous general. Keeping Xiao Ruxun alive can deter the surrounding thieves and evildoers, so that the Daming will be less vulnerable to military disasters. He told me not to focus on personal goals. I can be the Grand Secretary for a few years, but how long can Xiao Ruxun live? How long can he deter the thieves and evildoers? He told me not to do things that hurt my friends and make my enemies happy."
Tycoon Xiao was greatly surprised.
"How could Fang Shoushi write such a sentence? This is simply insubordination, not knowing the severity of the situation! "
Shen Yicheng sneered.
"He's just showing off his age in front of this old man. He knows that he won't be able to make any progress in this life, so he gave up on the idea of being promoted. He just wants to put in a good word for Xiao Ruxun and leave some foundation for the Daming. Hmph! Haven't I seen enough people like this? He just knows that I won't touch him. He's just an old man, so it doesn't matter.
The one we really need to pay attention to is still Xiao Ruxun. A Xiao Ruxun who has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in her hands, a Xiao Ruxun who we don't even have a single weakness in our hands. If we are not careful, we will lose everything! "
Shen Yicheng looked tired. "It's a critical moment to investigate the Jin Dang, but something like this happened. By the way, Xia Qing, did you get any news from Luo Sigong?"
"I got it. It's very, very important news."
Speaking of this, Tycoon Xiao came back to his senses and looked at Shen Yicheng. "Minister, the situation is far worse than we thought. Anyway, I didn't expect it to be this bad …"
Tycoon Xiao slowly told Shen Yicheng the content of his conversation with Luo Sigong. The more Shen Yicheng listened, the worse his expression became. After listening, his whole face darkened.
"Is it true?"
"Luo Sigong is the same as us. If he wants to live, he can only rely on us. He won't lie to us."
Shen Yicheng nodded silently.
"With the eunuch inside and strong support outside, our Emperor has actually grown to this point unknowingly. Xia Qing, this is really unimaginable! The Emperor actually wants to rebel against his own world? "
Tycoon Xiao also felt that it was absurd at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed … not absurd.
Anyone with a discerning eye could clearly see that the world was no longer his, Zhu Yijun's, world.
This was called the Emperor and the gentry sharing the world. The Emperor only had the title of the ruler of the world. If one really wanted to break it down and take a closer look, this Emperor really didn't have much.
"Elder Minister, let's not talk about anything else first. In my opinion, Xiao Ruxun must be eliminated. No matter how you look at it, Xiao Ruxun must be eliminated. As long as this person lives, and as long as His Majesty does not give up, our situation will not be stable. If this person dies, then the world will be at peace."
Tycoon Xiao was the first to stand his ground.
"Get rid of him … Hmph, if you tell this to any normal person, they will tell you to get rid of Xiao Ruxun, but how? Has he committed a crime? Has he done something wrong? Does he have the intention to disobey? What's the reason? What's the righteousness? "
Shen Yicheng shook his head. "Not to mention that he is now the legitimate governor of the four borders, with more than 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands. If he notices something, it's not impossible for him to directly send troops. I wasn't sure before, but now I'm sure!"
Shen Yicheng patted the piece of paper on the table. "This person can't be controlled by ordinary people. He has a brain and can think. He's not the same kind of person as those boorish men. He's very scary!"
"Then … then what should we do?"
Tycoon Xiao could only look at Shen Yicheng helplessly.
Shen Yicheng was silent for a long time.
"I'm afraid we can only learn from Wang Xijue now."
Tycoon Xiao was stunned. "You mean … ask the Empress Dowager?"
"It's enough to use this trick once. It's stupid to use it twice. Even people know that asking the Empress Dowager is useful. How can His Majesty not know? We certainly can't get in touch with the Empress Dowager. Even if we do, it may not be better than last time. His Majesty is not the kind of person who will suffer losses twice in a row! "
"Then …"
"Not learn from Wang Xijue's specific method, but Wang Xijue's act first and report later!"
Tycoon Xiao was stunned when he heard this. "Act first and report later?!"
"Yes, act first and report later."
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