In the corner of the room stood a stove made of yellow mud with a chimney made of red bricks. The stove was burning brightly, making the room warm. On top of the stove was a brass kettle, the water of which had boiled and was bubbling away.
After Xu Di came in, he took off his cloak. Xi Jing'an quickly took it and placed it on a coat rack by the door. Ma Ming was sitting at the table drinking tea and quickly greeted Xu Di, saying, "Young Master, the tea has just been brewed. It's perfect for you to have some."
Xu Di went over, sat down, and said, "Brother Ma, did General Wei tell you why you brought your men here?"
Ma Ming shook his head and said, "General Wei only told me to bring my men here quickly and to conceal our tracks along the way."
Xu Di nodded and then told him about the possibility that the Wang family might lead the southwestern army to the capital. Ma Ming was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and said, "Young master, this, this, this is a treasonous thing."
Xu Di sneered twice and said, "It is indeed treasonous, but at this point, the victors are kings and the losers are villains. History is always written by the victors. What if they win?"
Ma Ming was speechless. Xu Di lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Ma, can we trust all the people you've brought?"
Ma Ming nodded and said, "That's natural. We wouldn't dare send anyone into the special operations battalion who isn't trustworthy. Do you have any plans?"
Xu Di frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "I plan to go to the southwest to take a look."
Ma Ming was shocked and said, "My lord, what are you doing? That place is a den of wolves now. How can you expect to get away with it?"
Xu Di said seriously, "This is what I think. Wang Junzhuo is the general guarding the southwest, but he comes from a collateral branch of the Wang family. The sixth prince's birth mother, Wang Xiuyuan, is a daughter of the main branch of the Wang family. Over the years, the Wang family has had many conflicts because of Wang Junzhuo, the general from a collateral branch. The eldest prince is Wang Junzhuo's nephew. Do you think he would let his nephew help the child of a relative who is no longer related to him?"
Ma Ming thought for a moment and said, "But Wang Xiuyuan is also a member of the Wang family. They are all from the Wang family. What if this is a conspiracy by the Wang family?"
Xu Di shook his head and said, "I know there must be a conspiracy by the Wang family involved, but Wang Junzhuo has been in the Southwest for so many years and has supported many people in the Wang family. Could it be that the direct descendants of the Wang family have also been planning this for so many years? If so, then Wang Junzhuo may be being held hostage by the direct descendants of the Wang family now."
Upon hearing this, Ma Ming fell into deep thought. Xu Di walked to the sand table, looked at the terrain in the southwest, took the bamboo stick he used as a pointer, drew a circle in the southwest, and said, "I need to send out our special forces to find out the situation in the southwest, especially Wang Junzhuo's situation."
Ma Ming quickly stood up and said, "I will immediately order someone to investigate."
Xu Di nodded and said, "Select another twenty people who are good at concealing their movements and have them on standby at any time."
Ma Ming knew that Xu Di was preparing to go to the Southwest in person. Having known Xu Di for so many years, he knew that Xu Di was a man of his word. Since he said he was going to the Southwest, then he would definitely go and venture into the dangerous and dangerous Southwest.
Xu Di began planning his trip to the southwest. He had a feeling that Wang Junzhuo's long period of inaction might mean he was no longer in control of his own destiny. Xu Di had a deep understanding of the Wang family, a behemoth. They were a famous official family in the previous dynasty. After the establishment of the Great Liang Dynasty, they fell into decline for several years due to the previous dynasty's influence. Later, their descendants relied on the imperial examinations to gradually regain some influence in the court. As for Wang Junzhuo, he was an anomaly in the Wang family.
Wang Junzhuo was born into a collateral branch of the Wang family. When the Wang family divided its property, the main branch kept most of the assets, while only a small portion was given to the collateral branch. It was because of this lack of money that Wang Junzhuo joined the army. He even served as a comrade-in-arms with the Marquis of Yongning at Yanmen Pass. Wang Junzhuo was not only exceptionally talented in military affairs but also had outstanding literary talent. When he distinguished himself in the army, the late emperor betrothed his sister to Emperor Liang Cheng, who was still a prince, as a concubine. No one expected that Emperor Liang Cheng would be the ultimate victor. It was because of this that Wang Junzhuo was later able to guard the southwest.
The love-hate relationship between the Wang family and Wang Junzhuo is a long and complicated story. The Wang family is a scholarly family, so they naturally looked down on Wang Junzhuo, who had joined the army. However, fortunes change, and Wang Junzhuo later became the most outstanding figure in the Wang family. The direct descendants of the Wang family were resentful. Xu Di believed that they must have started planning this a long time ago, otherwise, there would have been no such thing as Wang Xiuyuan entering the palace.
When Wang Xiuyuan entered the palace, Emperor Liang Cheng was actually thinking of preventing Wang Junzhuo's family from becoming too powerful. Later, he even placed many members of the Wang family's direct descendants into Wang Junzhuo's army in the southwest. Now that I think about it, the Wang family's direct descendants did take advantage of this opportunity to make some arrangements. So many years have passed, and Xu Di feels that it is time for the Wang family to coordinate their efforts in the capital and the southwest.
Xu Di stared at the area in the southwest and thought for a long time. He decided that he should hurry up and make a trip to the southwest. It was almost the twelfth lunar month. Often, the closer it got to the holidays, the more likely it was that some things that were not worth looking forward to would happen. So, Xu Di found paper and pen and began to list out the things he needed to prepare one by one.
Xu Di was still unclear about the situation in the capital, but since a letter had arrived from home instructing him to keep the southwestern army within the southwest, he no longer needed to concern himself with the situation in the capital. Xu Di sorted things out again, and Ma Ming came over to say that twenty scouts had been prepared. After giving them instructions, Xu Di sent people to infiltrate the southwest under various identities.
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