A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1905 Order, don't let Feng Qingchen know
As a person in a high position, the Ninth Prince Uncle has his own responsibilities to bear. Fighting a war is obviously not the job of the Ninth Prince Uncle as the Regent. If the Ninth Prince Uncle wants to lead the expedition to Beiling himself, he must get the support of the court officials. Wang Jinling, to a large extent, represents the opinions of those ministers in the court.
As long as Wang Jinling is convinced and the court officials are ideologically persuaded, the Ninth Prince will not need to do it himself, as Wang Jinling will take care of it.
But Wang Jinling is really not someone who is so easy to convince.
Of course, this was also because of the respect that the Ninth Emperor Uncle had for Wang Jinling. Otherwise, the Ninth Emperor Uncle would only have to say: This is an order. No matter how unhappy Wang Jinling was, he had to find a way to complete the task that the Ninth Emperor Uncle had given him.
If the emperor wants his subjects to die, they must die. Although Wang Jinling is not so loyal, he is not someone who will fight against the imperial power. He is not alone. There is a Wang family behind him. The Ninth Prince may not be able to do anything to him, but it is not difficult to mess with the Wang family.
The Cui family in Xiling was also troubled by the eldest princess.
When times are turbulent, the most unfortunate ones are families like theirs, because they have people and food, and everyone wants to win them over. If they have good vision and hold on to the right person, it's fine. But if they have bad vision and bet on the wrong person, the whole family might be ruined.
Only the strong can be respected. As the Ninth Prince's power became more and more powerful, Wang Jinling became more respectful to him and truly treated him as the future emperor.
Similarly, the Ninth Prince was also afraid that if he went too far, Wang Jinling would move his family to rely on others, or simply resign from his post, so he was quite respectful to Wang Jinling.
Respecting the wise and humble is what an emperor should do.
The Ninth Prince's personal expedition to Beiling could not be changed, but in order to make it easier for Wang Jinling to accept, the Ninth Prince still briefly explained the reasons.
"The new mayor of Liancheng is seriously ill and will soon go to Jiangnan for medical treatment." There are many things that everyone knows, and it will not do anybody any good to point them out.
There is a sentence like this, even if Wang Jinling can't guess 70%, he can at least guess 80%.
"Are you going to hide?" Wang Jinling looked at the Ninth Uncle with amusement. He didn't believe that the Ninth Uncle would be afraid of Liancheng. It would only take a few days to capture Chucheng. Once Chucheng was captured, the Ninth Uncle would have the energy to deal with Liancheng. Liancheng was nothing.
"No, it was delayed..." It was delayed until Lan Jingyang became terminally ill, causing Liancheng's people to lose both the wife and the army.
"This is not the best way. Can't we think of other less risky ways?" In addition to leading the army in person, the Ninth Prince still has many options. Wang Jinling doesn't understand why the Ninth Prince prefers to do risky things.
Does he know how many families in Dongling are like him, who have handed over their lives and property to the Ninth Prince's hands? The Ninth Prince has no offspring yet, and if anything happens to him, what will happen to these families?
"Zhai Dongming is about to take over the soldiers on the Beiling border. Do you think he can control those people if I don't go?" The Ninth Prince once again threw out a reason that Wang Jinling could not refuse.
"You want to use Dongming?" Wang Jinling admitted that he was conflicted.
He knew Zhai Dongming's talents, and he also knew that there were many people in the Dongling Army who were as talented as Zhai Dongming, but at the same level, he hoped that Dongming would have a way out.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "In this battle with Beiling, he participated in it under a hidden name and made considerable contributions. With this contribution and my presence, it won't be difficult for him to take over Beiling's army."
"Let me think about it again..." The bargaining chip given by the Ninth Prince really made people take action. The eldest son was a little shaken. He glanced at the Ninth Prince and asked, "Does Qingchen know?"
"I know." Because of this incident, the lunch was not very satisfactory.
Since Feng Qingchen wasn't worried, he had nothing to worry about. Wang Jinling nodded: "I will convince the court officials."
"Very good." The Ninth Prince smiled and took a sip of the tea beside him: "After I leave the city, have someone spread some news."
"What news?" Wang Jinling paused while holding the tea. He knew that the Ninth Prince would not let him go so easily.
"First, let someone spread the word that Liancheng has the whereabouts of the former royal treasure, and that the new city lord of Liancheng, Mr. Jingyang, is a direct descendant of the Lan family."
"Second, spread the word that the Cui family has descendants of the Lan family, and that the Cui family intends to help the Lan family restore their country."
"Third, let someone tell Nanling Jinfan to know the secret of the treasure of the previous dynasty."
"Fourth, let people spread the word that I am the crown prince appointed by the late emperor, the imperial edict is in the imperial temple, and the emperor has stolen the throne."
"Fifth, let people spread the word that Xuanyue Palace is harboring the Grand Princess of the previous dynasty."
"Sixth, let people spread the news that Sky Dome Castle is colluding with foreign enemies and has close ties with the previous dynasty."
"Seventh, let someone spread the word that the King of Jiangnan is rebelling."
"Eighth, let people spread the word that King Fengli died at the hands of the Nanling people, and the Fengli people came back for revenge, and they want to fight to the death with the Lan family's descendants, Nanling."
"Ninth, let people spread the word that Empress Dowager Shengmin is a descendant of the previous dynasty, and is conspiring with people loyal to the previous dynasty to restore the country."
"Tenth, spread the news about the Hundred Ghost Palace and the Ghost King."
Ten big news were thrown out in an instant, and each one was a bombshell. Any one of them would make the world panic, but the Ninth Prince threw them out in one breath. Is he trying to make everyone in the world uneasy?
"These ten pieces of news... aren't you afraid of anything going wrong?" What Wang Jinling originally wanted to say was whether more than 70% of these ten pieces of news were true, but he abruptly changed the subject halfway through his words.
Some things are better to be understood in your heart. If you speak them out loud, you might be silenced.
"I believe in you. You will make good use of these ten pieces of information." The Ninth Prince smiled meaningfully. Wang Jinling felt a chill down his spine. He could almost imagine how much of a shock these ten pieces of information would cause.
However, it is also a good thing. Ten such important pieces of news were thrown out, and the life stories of the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen were deliberately put at the end. Even if they are true, I am afraid that not many people will believe them. Instead, they will think that Liancheng and Nanling Jinfan deliberately spread false news to distract everyone's attention.
After all, with the news of the previous dynasty's treasures and restoration, the subsequent news is not important.
The Ninth Prince felt that the shock to Wang Jinling was not enough, and said to Wang Jinling: "Remember, put the blame of spreading the news on the head of the Hundred Ghosts Palace."
When the news spread all over the world, who could tell the truth from the false? The most important thing was that Liancheng no longer had any bargaining chips to negotiate with him.
What's the use of news that's been heard everywhere?
"I know what to do." Wang Jinling nodded slightly. He remained calm after hearing so much big news. Even Wang Jinling admired himself.
Wang Jinling was afraid that the Ninth Uncle would drop another bombshell, so he planned to leave quickly. However, before leaving, Wang Jinling still asked worriedly, "Qingchen, does she know?"
"Don't let her know." The Ninth Prince's words were stern.
Only if Feng Qingchen also believed that the people who released these news were from the Hundred Ghosts Palace, Feng Qingchen would not be able to determine which of these news were true and which were false...