Chapter 348 I'll take you rafting and playing in the water!
Chen Nianhe comes from a prominent family. He commands a large number of troops and is stationed in the northwest. He is a real powerful official.
But this man has a stubborn temper. He doesn't give face to anyone and has not been favored by the prince for many years. He almost got into trouble for the military power in his hands.
This is indeed the kind of person Jiang Yubai would want to win over.
Sang Zhixia thought through the whole process and whispered, "Do you think General Chen will agree to him?"
"Not now, but I don't know about the future."
Xu Yu said cautiously, "It's true that the Crown Prince is immoral, but the Emperor is no pushover. Furthermore, the Emperor has shown kindness to Chen Nianhe; otherwise, he wouldn't have trusted him with the leadership of the Northwest."
"But the Emperor's health is deteriorating day by day, and his energy is declining year by year. When the situation changes, the situation will inevitably change drastically."
With the emperor's favor, Chen Nianhe would never risk rebellion.
But the emperor’s grace will not always be valued.
If the crown prince does not fall, the new emperor's ascension to the throne will surely cause turmoil. Those who have had open or covert grievances with the crown prince in the past few years will all feel insecure, and the crown prince will also try every means to regain power and eliminate dissidents.
The succession of emperors is destined to be a bloody road paved with human lives, and no one will be willing to become an innocent soul in the abyss.
Jiang Yubai chose the right time.
It was impossible for him to win over Chen Nianhe to his side in one go, but he gave Chen Nianhe a second choice.
Such a choice is like a hook with bait, dangling before your eyes all the time.
It may not seem significant one or two days, but when you really have to make a decision on the verge of life or death, it may have an unexpected effect.
Sang Zhixia hummed and hesitated, "Then our rejection should actually be within Jiang Yubai's expectations?"
The spring plowing season has passed, and now is not the time to sow seeds in the fields.
Even if Sang Zhixia agreed, Jiang Yubai would have to transport the grain seeds back to Lingnan over a long distance, and he would have to wait until next year to plant them.
This person came too early.
Xu Yu nodded with a smile, and whispered to Xu Jinxi as if to coax her, "He's been pestering us so much just to test our attitude and see if we'll agree immediately. His purpose for this trip has already been achieved."
Once the bottom line is found, there will be relatively more room for maneuver.
Jiang Yubai was a smart man, so he didn't beat around the bush or say a word. He stated his purpose frankly and left plenty of room for imagination for the future.
Don't speak too much and don't do too much.
Leave a way for you to move forward and backward freely, and people won't think you are being too arrogant.
Sang Zhixia silently took a deep breath at the ulterior motives of these people, thought for a moment and said, "Chen Nianhe might agree to him, what about you?"
"Xu Yu, if the day you mentioned really comes, will you agree to it?"
Xu Yu's fingers gripping the reins slowly tightened, and under Sang Zhixia's inquiring gaze, he slowly exhaled: "Zhizhi, I don't know."
Sang Zhixia raised an eyebrow: "Don't know?"
"I really don't know."
Xu Yu said self-deprecatingly, "But one thing is certain: I can't just sit there and watch the crown prince ascend the throne."
The revenge for killing one's father and the hatred for destroying one's family are simple to say with a few words, but when it comes to reality, every word is as sharp as a knife.
The Xu family will never be able to regain its former glory, and the murderer will not get what he wants.
Xu Yu lowered his eyes to hide the dark color in them, and smiled bitterly, "Zhizhi, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers who bore the infamy of treason with my father in the Battle of Hongbei, and who could not rest in peace even after their death. They were also the sons and husbands who supported their families."
"I have no intention of being a traitor, but I must seek justice for them."
As long as the prince is alive, everything could change.
Xu Yu really had no way of predicting what he would do in the future.
Sang Zhixia's eyes moved slightly but she couldn't say anything, and Xu Yu didn't speak rashly.
After walking forward in silence for a while, Sang Zhixia suddenly said, "Then our family should make more money. The more the better."
My family's current financial situation is still too thin to support this project.
Xu Yu's eyelashes trembled violently, and his throat rolled. After a moment, he laughed and said, "Are you scared?"
"What am I afraid of?"
Sang Zhixia squinted at the light rising from the water ahead and said lazily, "Everyone is destined to die, and it's not certain that they will die early."
"What if you really do get a high-ranking official position? Make me a royal consort or something, so I can show off my power."
Anyway, the prince's party and the Xu family have a blood feud, so it's useless for the Xu family to give up voluntarily.
This grudge cannot be resolved.
Then just do it.
At least it's a precautionary measure.
Sang Zhixia rubbed the smooth mane on the horse's neck and looked at the people coming and going on the ferry, with anticipation in her eyes.
"Are we going on a boat?"
Xu Yu’s answer was affirmative.
A hundred miles out of Qingyang County is a riverbank with a ferry.
If you take the water route from here, the distance to your next destination will be shortened by half compared to a straight line.
Sang Zhixia looked at the luggage being loaded onto the boat and was eager to try it out: "I have never been on a boat before."
The original owner had been confined to the backyard and couldn't even go out, so she had no chance to experience the sightseeing pleasure of the Kyoto noble ladies on a boat cruise.
In his previous life, Sang Zhixia was a country bumpkin who spent a lot of time in the laboratory and never had a chance to go out and have fun.
Seeing her staring excitedly at the poled boat without blinking, Xu Yu laughed and said, "We're going to take a merchant ship that can accommodate a carriage. It's stable, but it's too big, so it won't be as fun as paddling in the water."
"Interested in the little one?"
Sang Zhixia nodded continuously. "I'm... the rafting I saw in the paintings was the small kind. You use a bamboo pole to push forward, and you can reach out to the water in the river. If you're lucky, you might even catch a fish with your bare hands!"
Xu Yu tugged at her earlobe and said with a smile, "Isn't this simple?"
"There's a teahouse over there. Let's go there and have a bite to eat. We'll set off in half an hour."
Xu Yu sent Sang Zhixia to a place to sit down, and then found an excuse to leave the teahouse.
Sang Zhixia fiddled with the turbid tea, squinted her eyes and looked at Xu Yu who was striding towards the ferry, a smile slowly spreading across her lips.
Seeing Sang Zhixia staring at him, Song Liu mistakenly thought she was worried and whispered, "Don't worry, Boss. The young master will be back soon."
Sang Zhixia smiled and shook her head: "I know what he is going to do."
Half an hour later, the decorated merchant ship dropped anchor and set sail.
Amidst the rippling waves, Xu Yu stood on the narrow boat and reached out to Sang Zhixia, "Zhizhi, pull me up."
The small boat was swaying on the water. Besides the oars, there was also the bamboo pole that Sang Zhixia mentioned at the bow.
Sang Zhixia helped Xu Yu get on the boat by the wrist, and sat down on the small stool that had been placed there. She held onto both sides of the boat with both hands and said a little funny: "Just the two of us?"
Xu Yu grabbed the bamboo pole and answered frankly, "It's such a small place. There's absolutely no room for another person."
"Zhizhi, sit tight, I'm going to take you rafting!"
Sang Zhixia nodded with great joy, and Xu Yu began to support it with a bamboo pole in a serious manner.
On the merchant ship that had launched first but stopped moving, Song Liu's face was full of uncertainty: "Young Master, can you do it?"
Lingchu said uncertainly, "Should be the case, right?"
"After all, I only learned from the boatman for a quarter of an hour!"
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