Chapter 1036 Brewing (3)
Not being greedy is the best. Many tragedies are rooted in greed: greed for power, wealth, or affection.
Shen Miao concentrated on thinking for a moment and said, “Now that Concubine Jing is pregnant, what are you going to do with the Lu family?”
Xie Jingxing played with Shen Miao's long hair and said nonchalantly, "What does Lu Jing's pregnancy have to do with us? Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The Lu family thought they could rest easy with the dragon seed, but they were wrong. With an emperor born with a dragon seed, some opponents will naturally turn against them. How many of the Lu family's soldiers are fence-sitters? They can side with the Lu family, or they can side with the royal family."
Shen Miao looked at him: “It can’t be just this, right?”
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "What do you think?"
"We've been preparing for so long. It's obvious that Concubine Jing's pregnancy was an accident. You didn't expect this at the beginning." Shen Miao said, "If Concubine Jing wasn't pregnant, how would you have dealt with the Lu family?"
"Simple." Xie Jingxing said, "My Royal Brother has been planning to deal with the Lu and Ye families since he ascended the throne. For so many years, he has been searching for evidence of the Lu family's arrogance. Now that he has collected enough, it is time to reveal it. By then, the world's mouths will be silenced. This is the first thing. Secondly," Xie Jingxing said, "Although the Lu family in Daliang is powerful, they are not without other generals. Those generals have almost all become my Royal Brother's people in private. The Mo Yu Army has also been accumulating strength. Now things are much simpler. Show the evidence. Either the Lu family will confess their guilt, or Lu Zhengchun, who has been arrogant all his life, will definitely not confess and will definitely turn against the royal family. It is just the right time to catch them all in one fell swoop."
Shen Miao heard him say this and thought that Xie Jingxing and Emperor Yongle were indeed brothers. Their methods of dealing with people were not at all roundabout but simple and crude, yet also direct and effective. Perhaps this was also a characteristic inherited from Empress Xiao?
She said, "If that's the case, why prepare for so many years? We could have competed from the beginning." Starting early would save a lot of time.
Xie Jingxing leaned close to her ear and said, "Little girl, you have to know that the men of our Xie family don't like to drag things out, nor do they like the idea of being evenly matched. If we want to do something, we must uproot it completely. The Lu family's roots are too deep. The sooner we do it, the harder it will be to clean it up. Now is the time, wouldn't it be great to uproot it cleanly?"
Shen Miao frowned, and then heard Xie Jingxing say, "I know you like to gamble in your bones. When you were weak and alone, you dared to plot against Prince Yu. But it is too dangerous, and the loss to yourself may be too high. I don't like it." He said, "A tragic victory with too many sacrifices is also a defeat."
Shen Miao had to admit that what Xie Jingxing said made sense. She had dared to confront Prince Yu and even Fu Xiuyi in the past, but that was only because she was fighting alone, using stones to hit jade, which always suffered the most damage. Later, as the Shen family gradually became involved, she had too many things to consider, and she could no longer let go as freely as before.
And Xie Jingxing was even more concerned this time. If they were evenly matched, the longer it dragged on, the more the people of Daliang would suffer. If they had enough strength like now and could easily wipe out the Lu family, they could also minimize the sacrifices.
“However, if the Lu family is like this, what will happen to the Ye family?” Shen Miao still had doubts and hesitated to speak, but in the end she stopped herself from speaking.
"My royal brother had previously planned to win over the Ye family. Since the Ye family has no heirs and only a disabled young master, they can't cause any trouble." Xie Jingxing said, "But since you told me your 'dream', the Ye Mei siblings are your enemies. How can you win over your enemies? That would be courting your own destruction." He said, "Don't worry, I will avenge you."
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