Chapter 580: What about the Tiger Talisman? He never cares
There couldn't be any eccentric person among those who could serve as officials in the court.
It is common for officials to interact with each other in the court. Those who are truly eccentric will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the court.
Even those who are powerful and have noble status will have people gather around them. In the lively crowd, those who don’t seem to interact with others are simply because they don’t have high status and can’t squeeze into the circle they want to join.
Xiao Yan didn't say much about Wang Huailu, saying only, "As for me, I was just kindly reminding Liang Guangyi to prevent his majesty from plotting to obtain the tiger talisman and my departure from the capital, and then using the noble families to plot something else."
Cao Dejiang was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly darkening. "Are you saying that His Majesty will use Liang Guangyi to manipulate the deployment of troops south?"
Xiao Yan was not surprised by his quick reaction and replied lightly, "Hmm."
Cao Dejiang looked grim: "Is the matter of Prince Pingshan related to the palace?"
He didn't mention Emperor An directly, but saw Xiao Yan nod.
Cao Dejiang's eyes were filled with anger. Even though he was always mature and prudent, he almost couldn't help but curse Emperor An, what a shameless fool! He was the emperor, the monarch of the Great Wei, and he actually colluded with Prince Pingshan and Lu Jiuan to seize power and save face...
He is absolutely crazy!
"Dong Guo Gong."
When Marquis Wenxin and General Yin came over from a distance, they saw Cao Dejiang's face full of ashen eyes.
General Yin was puzzled: "What's wrong with Lord Cao? Why does he look so grim?"
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "It's okay, I was just fooled by someone."
Even Cao Dejiang was choked by Xiao Yan's words, even though he was furious. He couldn't help but glare at him fiercely, then asked General Yin and the others, "Didn't you two go to the military camp? Why are you still here?"
Marquis Wenxin said, "I have something I want to ask Duke Dingguo."
Cao Dejiang said, "Then I'll leave first."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan stopped him and said, "Don't leave yet, Lord Cao. I have something else I want to discuss with you."
Cao Dejiang said, "Then I'll wait for you over there."
Xiao Yan nodded. After Cao Dejiang got on the carriage parked not far away at the Cao family's house, Xiao Yan turned to Wenxin Hou and said, "My Lord, what do you want to ask?"
Marquis Wenxin didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Why did you recommend me to lead the troops in the palace earlier?"
His eyes were dark, and he asked in a deep voice, looking into Xiao Yan's narrow eyes,
"I have always been rude to you, and I have no close ties with Jiyun Lane. You sent people to see me twice before, but I refused both times. You were also turned away when I visited you at my house. I didn't even bother to send anyone to monitor the Dragon Court Guards and General Di."
"You should understand that no matter whether you are a member of the He family or not, and no matter whether you have great power in the court or not, this Marquis will not be partial to you. If one day you want to do something, this Marquis will never help you."
"There are many generals in the court who can be close to you and work for you. Why did you choose me?"
General Yin stood aside and after listening to Marquis Wenxin's words, he also said, "This is also what I don't understand. Although I came forward to help you during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet and rescued the He family, Duke Dingguo should understand with his intelligence that this was not for you."
The reason why he showed up that night was because he couldn't stand Emperor An's despicable behavior, the Lu family's viciousness and cruelty, and he also felt indignant for the people of Rongjiang and the South who died unjustly. He hated the corrupt officials who had harmed the South in the past, and the shameless people who pretended to be bandits and claimed military merits to infiltrate the officialdom of the South.
General Yin never defended the He family or Xiao Yan, he just wanted justice.
General Yin held the tiger talisman in his sleeve and said in a deep voice, "Even if it wasn't you who exposed this matter that night, but someone else, I would still protect you. And if you ever try to do anything detrimental to the Great Wei, I will never condone it."
"During this period, I have never interacted with you, and you have never been close to me. I thought you should understand this. Why did you dare to give me the tiger talisman?"
He exchanged his life for this thing, so Emperor An couldn't plot against it no matter how hard he tried.
How could Xiao Yan dare to give it to him so easily?
Xiao Yan looked at General Yin, who was full of majesty, and Marquis Wenxin, who was also frowning in confusion, and he raised his lips and smiled.
"Why so many whys? I'm giving it to you because you're suitable."
Seeing that the two were obviously dissatisfied with this statement, Xiao Yan said:
"Your Majesty has caused so much trouble just to try to snatch the tiger talisman from me, but I don't care about it anyway."
"The reason I took the Tiger Talisman in the first place was simply to protect myself. Now that I've cleared the name of the He family, if anyone is truly dedicated to the Great Wei and has no selfish motives, even if they have a grudge against me, what's the harm in giving it to them?"
"Besides, you two have no grudge against me."
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent when he spoke. It was obvious that he really didn't think there was anything wrong with giving the tiger talisman away. What's more, he already knew that the tiger talisman might not be of such great use in his hands, and he might not be able to command the army with it.
Just as he knew very well that even if he had the Dragon Jade Order, he might not be able to make the Dragon Court Guards and the Zhen'an Army obey his orders.
If Di Shuangcheng had not already had some connections with the He family, if Long Ting Wei had not been internally unstable for a long time, if Shang Qin had not angered the public and wanted to take Long Ting Wei for his own use, which angered Fu Yue and others, he might not have been able to drive those people to work for him.
Xiao Yan is neither Emperor An nor the previous emperor, because he is uneasy in his heart and wants to hold power in his own hands.
All he has to do is to find the most suitable person for each position. These people don't have to be his confidants, nor do they have to be particularly close to him. As long as they are upright enough, loyal enough to the Wei Dynasty, and care enough about the people of the world.
Anyone can do that.
"The Great Wei is currently plagued by external and internal troubles. The war in Pingyang County must be resolved as soon as possible. Although there are many generals in the court, those who are willing to betray their former masters and even take advantage of my power to join me, and even take advantage of my misfortune, may not defect in the future and join others for power. Therefore, I cannot entrust the tiger talisman to such a person to suppress the rebellion."
"Although the Marquis and General Yin are not close to me, they are both very clear about right and wrong and have a clear bottom line. Moreover, your prestige in the army is high enough. Sending you two to the South to quell the rebellion will naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort."
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he said to the two of them:
"I will prepare the military supplies for the south as soon as possible. If you need anything in the south, please send a message back to the capital. I will fully cooperate."
"I will not leave the city to see you off on the day you two set out to fight. I wish you both a speedy and victorious return after quelling the rebellion in the South."
After saying that, Xiao Yan nodded at them and turned and left without waiting for them to speak.
Marquis Wenxin stood there and watched Xiao Yan walk to the Cao family carriage. He didn't know what he said to Cao Dejiang. Cao Dejiang, who never joked with others, slapped him in the face in annoyance. However, Xiao Yan smiled and got into the Cao family carriage.
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