Perhaps using this niece could really threaten him, but Sun Renluan was not sure. After all, he only had a vague understanding of Qu Yunmie. Moreover, using a little girl to threaten others, Sun Renluan could not help but shake his head. This was too despicable, he could not do that.
He did not agree with this approach, but there was someone who did, and that person was Yang Zangyi.
Not only did he fail to kill Xiao Rong, but he also let the Zhenbei Army catch him with such a big handle. The mistake made by Yang Zangyi was ultimately paid for by the entire imperial court. Now Yang Zangyi's reputation is far worse than before. His disciples stay away from him, his good friends pretend not to know him, and there are always people in the imperial court who mock him. Yang Zangyi only showed anger in the first few days, but later he accepted it all. He smiled calmly at those who mocked him, and never avoided people's eyes. He even appeared more frequently than before.
Gradually, the wind direction in the court changed. Those who mocked him felt boring, while those who secretly supported him began to speak up.
It was true that it was the imperial court that paid the bill, but not everyone could treat the imperial court's purse as their own purse. Many people did not realize how much compensation they had paid to the Zhenbei Army. Even if they realized it, they did not think it was Yang Zangyi's fault.
Yang Zangyi wanted to kill Qu Yunmie's military advisor, which was clearly a great act of kindness. He was the one who truly tried to save the court. Sun Renluan suppressed Yang Zangyi and offered the compensation in gold and silver with both hands. He was simply stepping on his own face. What if the Zhenbei Army came? As a Nanyong man, he could lose his life, but he could not lose his integrity! …………
In fact, Yang Zangyi also felt that these people were sick, but he still needed to rely on them for the time being, so Yang Zangyi said nothing and just watched these people speak for him.
As Chenliu became better and better, the other cities were also gradually changing. The contradiction between Yang Zangyi and Sun Renluan became completely acute. Officials in the court took sides one after another, but these people did not understand what the prime minister and the grand marshal were fighting for. So those who stood with Yang Zangyi today might turn to Sun Renluan tomorrow.
The situation was already chaotic enough, and now they learned that Qu Yunmie was injured.
Being injured does not mean being dead, so the argument in the court became more fierce. One faction believed that now was the best time and that Chenliu must be captured in one fell swoop, while the other faction believed that they must not act rashly and that they should wait for more news.
It has been like this for the past few days, and today was no exception. Sun Renluan had been listening to them arguing all day, and his head was getting more and more painful.
Yang Zangyi acted calm and composed, but Sun Renluan knew that he was actually very angry. He had made a big mistake with Xiao Rong, and his self-esteem could not accept losing to such a young man. So he wanted to get back at the enemy, and he strongly supported the attack on Chenliu because of this thought.
If a person who has been wise and calm all his life suddenly becomes impulsive, then there is a high probability that he will lose his integrity in his later years. Looking at Yang Zangyi, Sun Renluan felt a little sympathetic. Even this mortal enemy has become like this. Will he also become like this one day?
Sun Renluan was a little tired, but he had to go and see what the little emperor was doing every day, so before going to rest, he went to find the little emperor first.
The little emperor looked at his tired expression and took the initiative to care about his health. He asked Sun Renluan, "Uncle, what are you worried about?" Sun Renluan paused and briefly told the little emperor about the quarrel outside.
Sun Renluan never thought of usurping the throne. He knew that sooner or later he would return the imperial power to the young emperor, so occasionally, he would reveal some truths to the young emperor. If he was in a good mood, he would also teach him some ways to control his subordinates.
But the young emperor was a smart child. Sun Renluan stopped teaching him because he was still young. Sun Renluan didn't want such a young emperor to compete with him for power. It would be a disaster for the whole world if an immature person held power.
The little emperor would never understand Sun Renluan's thoughts. Just as Sun Renluan said, he was still young, and under the protection of Sun Renluan, who was full of contradictions and selfishness, he had no chance to grow up. ...
After listening to Sun Renluan's answer, the little emperor pondered for a moment. The last time he told Sun Renluan about his views, Sun Renluan locked him up and made him practice calligraphy for a long time. His uncle was just that kind of person. He would not tell the emperor directly that he couldn't do this, but he would use punishment to make the emperor realize it himself. It stands to reason that the little emperor should not dare to speak his mind for a long time, but he suddenly changed his mind today.
The soft voice of a child rang out in the bedroom, sounding innocent and cute: "I think what the ministers said makes sense. This is a good opportunity, but it is too dangerous to attack Chenliu. Why don't everyone take a step back? We have to fight, but don't attack the place that the King of Zhenbei cares about."
Sun Renluan looked at He Fu, who gradually became nervous when facing his gaze, but it was just ordinary nervousness, not the nervousness caused by guilt.
Sun Renluan smiled and said to the little emperor: "I've made a note of this. Your Majesty, please go to bed early."
He Fu nodded, and under Sun Renluan's gaze, he lay down on the bed. The palace maid beside him came over and pulled the bed curtain. Sun Renluan turned and left only when He Fu could no longer be seen.
He Fu cried and made a fuss about adding this bed curtain two years ago. At first, Sun Renluan refused to let him use it. But at that time, a palace maid with ulterior motives appeared, and He Fu was frightened. Sun Renluan had no choice but to agree to his request. Sun Renluan never thought that from then on, his good nephew had his own little thoughts. Every night when the bed curtain was drawn, he would do something that Sun Renluan did not allow him to do before going to sleep.
For example...thinking.
An hour passed, when ordinary children would have fallen asleep, but the little emperor was still awake. He was a little nervous, but he had no regrets at all.
The letter that Xiao Rong sent contained his instructions to He Fu, but what Xiao Rong wrote on it was, "Zhenbei Wang Yu, do not act rashly."
Everything the court did would directly affect the young emperor's throne. In order to save his life, the young emperor would definitely listen to him and stop the ideas of some people in the court. But Xiao Rong underestimated the young emperor and forgot how ruthless the emperor could be.
When Qu Yunmie came to rescue Xiao Rong, He Fu felt it was a little strange. Now that he heard that Xiao Rong went to Shengle, he felt even more strange.
In fact, all of these can be explained. Xiao Rong was in the enemy camp and had to pretend to be devoted to King Zhenbei, so that King Zhenbei could truly trust him. But He Fu was worried, so he wanted to take a look.
He wanted to see how Xiao Rong would react after the cities of King Zhenbei were taken away. Would he secretly help him seize more cities belonging to King Zhenbei, or would he help King Zhenbei take those cities back?
If it was the latter, then he would have helped himself to remove a thorn in his side. If it was the former, he could use Xiao Rong with confidence.
As for whether Xiao Rong would expose himself in such a big move… He couldn't even do such a small thing, let alone the things he wrote in the letter. Since he is an incompetent person, it's not a pity.
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