Chapter 467: Having It All
Xu Minghui's words made Jiang Yubai silent for a long time. Finally, his eyes moved around the eyebrows of Xu Yu and Xu Minghui for a while. He couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the chair, and laughed out of anger.
"No wonder my father mentioned the Xu family several times before I set off, asking me to find an opportunity to visit them."
"Today I know that my journey here brought me more than just a large amount of food and fodder."
And there are people from the Xu family.
No matter what kind of bad reputation the descendants of the Xu family had in Kyoto before, the brilliance of the bright moon could not be hidden by the accumulated dust.
These people in the Xu family are all very smart.
If you can get a good general, you can defeat thousands of troops on the battlefield.
Jiang Yubai quickly lowered his eyes to suppress the surging emotions in his eyes, adjusted his sitting posture, and said straight to the point: "I got the news that a secret decree was sent from Kyoto ten days ago, and the destination is Lingnan."
For the past two decades, Lingnan has been isolated in a corner, with a very weak presence, and is rarely mentioned in Kyoto.
At this sensitive moment when the Crown Prince was reprimanded and confined to the Eastern Palace, people in Kyoto suddenly thought of Lingnan, thousands of miles away. This was not a good sign.
Jiang Yubai rubbed his face vigorously and said, "I can't find out the content of the secret decree for the time being, and my father won't know it until he receives the decree."
"But my intuition tells me that this imperial decree has nothing to do with rewards or honors."
Lingnan has been forgotten for many years, and now it is suddenly remembered, which means that the sound of sharpening knives must be heard above your head.
It is very likely that it will be too late to reveal the answer after the secret decree is delivered to Lingnan.
Xu Minghui held the teacup quietly without saying a word, as if waiting for Xu Yu to express his opinion.
Xu Yu stroked the edge of the table with his fingertips and said calmly, "The prince has been released?"
“Not yet.”
Jiang Yubai's face was filled with annoyance. He said disdainfully, "But I heard that the Crown Prince is trying to prove his innocence in the Eastern Palace. Although he is under house arrest and cannot leave for the time being, the Emperor has visited him several times. His favor has not diminished."
As long as the emperor has blind favoritism, the prince's position will be stable.
Xu Minghui keenly grasped the key point and asked playfully, "Then the other princes in Kyoto have no other actions?"
They are all of royal blood who have already put on the four-clawed python robe, so how can these people bear to watch with eager eyes?
Jiang Yubai raised his eyebrows sarcastically, "On the third day of the Crown Prince's house arrest, Prince Lu was punished with thirty strokes of the cane for his disrespectful remarks. He's most likely still lying in bed right now."
"The rest of the restless ones were also dealt with swiftly by the Emperor. Regardless of their status, anyone who mentioned the Eastern Palace was reprimanded to varying degrees."
Jiang Yubai couldn't help but curl his lips after he finished speaking, and sneered: "I have to say, my uncle is also fair to everyone."
Anyone who dares to act rashly at this critical juncture will be caught and dealt with one by one.
Jiang Yubai was so worried about Lingnan's anger that he didn't think of anything else. Xu Yu and Xu Minghui were on the sidelines. After looking at each other, they clearly saw the look in each other's eyes.
Jiang Yubai was sensitive to the situation and realized that something was wrong. He lowered the corners of his lips and asked, "What?"
"You are suspicious..."
Xu Minghui smiled but said nothing. Xu Yu said lazily, "Is the Emperor failing?"
If these words were made known, it would be a serious crime that would implicate the entire clan, but when the people in the room heard them, there was only a hint of confusion in their eyes.
Xu Minghui naturally followed up on Xu Yu's words, saying, "If the Eucharist is properly administered, then this anxiety would be unnecessary."
"The young prince's guess may be correct. The secret decree from Kyoto is indeed a broadsword wielded towards Lingnan. The purpose of this wielding of the sword is actually consistent with the original intention of punishing the court officials and the princes and sons."
The emperor's body, which has been suffering from illness for so long, can no longer bear it.
At this time, a rebellion broke out in Shu, and the emperor had to confine the prince to his home and prevent him from making any public statements. However, he could not wait until the situation in Shu faded away and then find another opportunity to release the prince.
So we have to be urgent.
You can even be so anxious that you don't care about anything else.
For the current emperor, all kinds of criticisms in the court are not taboos. The only thing that makes the current emperor extremely wary is Lingnan.
The emperor knew that the prince had no great virtue or talent, and was afraid that Lingnan would cause chaos after his death, so he hurriedly issued a secret decree, hoping to eliminate the trouble before the prince succeeded to the throne.
Jiang Yubai's eyes flashed with realization, and he slumped back into his chair and said dumbly, "If you put it this way, everything becomes clear..."
Why was he in a hurry to recall Chen Nianhe, who had done nothing wrong, back to Kyoto? Why was he in a hurry to issue a secret decree to Lingnan?
Jiang Yubai was dazed for a moment and said decisively: "I will send people to check the other places where the troops are in charge."
If the others who hold military power but are not on the prince's side are now returning to the capital secretly like Chen Nianhe, then this speculation can be directly confirmed.
The emperor wanted to take back and unify the military power that had been delegated while he was still alive, and also pave the way for the prince to ascend the throne.
Jiang Yubai couldn't sit still, so he rushed out and ordered people to investigate.
When he rushed back, the hot tea in the teacup was just the right temperature.
After half a cup of tea, Jiang Yubai sighed sarcastically, "Speaking of which, my uncle is really very kind to the Crown Prince."
Although everyone loves their sons deeply, it is rare to find someone who favors one son so much among many, even at the cost of making enemies of everyone.
Xu Yu sneered, "That's incredible."
The blindness of the father suppressed the clarity of the king. How could this great country not perish?
Just wanting everything to go smoothly is not that simple.
after all……
No matter how insignificant a discarded child is, after paying the price of blood and tears, it can also grow into a nail that digs out flesh and skin.
Nails can pierce people.
Jiang Yubai quickly regained his composure after the initial tension. He tapped his fingers back and forth on the armrest of the chair and said immediately, "Lingnan can't just sit there and wait for death, and my father must not return to Kyoto."
After seeing through the purpose, it is actually not difficult to guess the content of the secret decree.
The emperor was unaware of Jiang Yubai's existence and most likely thought that the Lingnan lineage only had the King of Lingnan.
So when you want to consolidate external power, the best way is to recall the King of Lingnan to Kyoto, and then think of a suitable way to make the King of Lingnan die quietly in Kyoto.
If this can be accomplished, the threat from Lingnan will naturally collapse and will no longer be a threat.
But openly disobeying the order is going against the righteousness of the world. Such a bad reputation is far from Jiang Yubai's original intention and is not in Jiang Yubai's calculation.
Jiang Yubai smiled and looked at Xu Yu and Xu Minghui. "Let's eat at the same table. From now on, we'll be honest with each other."
"Do you two have any opinions on this?"
Xu Minghui knew Xu Yu's skills and guessed that it was impossible that this man did nothing on his way back to the northwest from Shu.
So when he heard Jiang Yubai's words, Xu Minghui just rubbed his fingertips without saying anything.
Xu Yu slowly sat up and said nonchalantly, "When the Emperor issued the decree to punish the Crown Prince's relatives and imprison the Crown Prince, it was said that the Crown Prince was quite resentful about it, but he didn't dare to express it aloud."
A white light flashed through Jiang Yubai's mind, and he subconsciously clenched the armrest of the chair.
Xu Yu smiled faintly: "Disobeying the imperial order is a taboo, but if there is a rebellion in the capital to kill the emperor, wouldn't it be natural to rise up and purge the emperor's side?"
Whether it is for justice or personal gain, we must have both the fish and the bear's paw in front of us.
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