"In mid-May last year, I received a personal letter from the King of Pingxi. The King of Pingxi knew that I had resigned from office. He invited me to stay in Mobei for a while. I was very puzzled at the time because the King of Pingxi and I had no contact. Why did he invite me? But the King of Pingxi mentioned in the letter that we should discuss the matter of deposing the crown prince, so I finally set off for Mobei." Ding Yunwen said. While taking a sip of tea, he continued, "It's just that I had just resigned from my post. My identity was sensitive, and I was being watched by the Jinyiwei. If His Majesty found out where I was, it would be bad. But the subordinates of the King of Pingxi told me not to worry. At that time, I was still skeptical, but I followed the subordinate on the road. The Imperial Guards secretly escorted me along the way. I vaguely guessed the relationship between the King of Pingxi and the Imperial Guards. I thought to myself that the King of Pingxi, who never interfered in the political affairs of the capital, might not have really not interfered in these years. When I met the King of Pingxi in Mobei, it was already July." At this point, Ding Yunwen paused, as if he was recalling the meeting scene at that time. After a while, Ding Yunwen continued, "When the King of Pingxi met me for the first time, he told me not to worry, the Imperial Guards could protect the abandoned prince. He also said that he wanted to overthrow the Xu family and return to the capital, and he needed me, the former tutor, to help him."
"I didn't know the grudge between the King of Pingxi and the Xu family at that time, but I hated the Xu family just like the King of Pingxi. If it was possible to overthrow the Xu family, why wouldn't I help?" Ding Yunwen curled his lips sarcastically, and said, "I immediately agreed to the King of Pingxi, on the condition that after the Xu family fell, Mingwei would be guaranteed a lifetime of protection, and even if a new king ascended the throne in the future, he would not have to worry about his life. The King of Pingxi agreed to me."
Zhong Mingwei felt extremely bitter when he heard Ding Yunwen talking about the past in such a nonchalant tone. Others might not understand what kind of character Ding Yunwen was, but he, as a student, had to understand it. He had such a straight spine that no one could bend, and such a proud character that he would even regard wealth and honor as dirt, but he was willing to be driven around by others for such a good-for-nothing student. This was probably more humiliating than being insulted in person. The corners of Zhong Mingwei's mouth twitched, and he swallowed the tea in his mouth with great effort.
"At that moment, I followed the instructions of the King of Pingxi and went to Southern Xinjiang," Ding Yunwen said, gently patting Zhong Mingwei's hand. "Mingwei, I know you have two confidants in Southern Xinjiang, and I also know that you must not want those two confidants to get involved again. In fact, I also think that I should not disturb them anymore, but I am still a selfish person after all. At that time, I only hoped that you could be safe and live a good life in Ningguta. So I still found them, and I ran around in the middle. They finally got in touch with the King of Pingxi, but we agreed at the beginning that this matter must not be leaked to you at all, and if it is discovered by others in the future, it will not implicate you."
"So the subsequent chaos in Southern Xinjiang was... caused by you and the King of Pingxi?" Hearing this, Zhong Mingwei was stunned, "Master, how could you..."
How could one disregard the country and the people for one's own selfish reasons?
Zhong Mingwei couldn't hide his look of disbelief and shock, and just stared at Ding Yunwen. The Ding Yunwen he knew, the Ding Yunwen he understood, the Ding Yunwen who had taught him to put national affairs first since he was a child, should never be like this, definitely not...
"The chaos in Southern Xinjiang was caused by Xu Chengjin, and it has nothing to do with our previous plan," Ding Yunwen knew what Zhong Mingwei meant, and patted Zhong Mingwei's hand, smiling and saying, "What are you thinking about, kid?"
"Yes... I thought too much, Master, please forgive me," Zhong Mingwei suddenly felt embarrassed, and hurriedly stood up to refill Ding Yunwen's tea and brought it over, "Master, please continue talking, I will definitely not bother you anymore."
"According to my plan before I made peace with the Western King, I had to look for an opportunity to overthrow the Xu family, and then help your confidant take the position. In the future, the Southern Xinjiang will be in the hands of your confidant, which will naturally be a great guarantee for you. I didn't expect that Xu Chengjin would have changed his mind before our plan even started. But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us," Ding Yunwen said. "Later, as you know, Xu Chengjin caused chaos in Southern Xinjiang, and the Northwest Army went south to encircle and suppress him. Xu Chengjin was captured alive and escorted back to the capital, and then died in the clan residence. The Xu family fell from then on."
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