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Chapter 642 Taking Over Power
"Now that things have come to this, let's just let it go."

Xu Yuan did not continue to criticize Li Junwu's stupid choice, but said softly: "Although your choice is risky, it cannot be denied that it does help us eliminate some internal risks."

Li Junwu was still resentful, but he adjusted his attitude quickly and said:

"You mean the generals who watched me commit suicide?"

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned on the edge of the table, stared at the words hanging on the side wall, and said quietly:

"Killing you is one of their ultimate goals. The spies in your Zhenxi Mansion must be expecting you to die."

Li Junwu pursed his lips slightly when he heard this:

"You mean to say that those generals who chose to stand aside and watch are traitors?"

Xu Yuan shook his head and said:

"Not all of them. Not saving you doesn't mean they are traitors. Some of them may not have reacted quickly. Some of them should have been loyal to Zhenxi Mansion, but they had grievances against you, so they hesitated at that moment."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan glanced at her in the main seat with a gentle expression:
"Although Zhan Xian'an is a traitor to us, to his generals, he is their brother who has been through life and death together for many years. It is natural that they cannot accept this change of identity in a short period of time."

Li Junwu frowned and said dissatisfiedly:

"Can you just tell me the result?"

"Look, just because you come here again and I help you analyze it doesn't mean you can stop using your brain."

"My old man has many military advisors around him, and he often just judges what is right and wrong."

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Xu Yuan was speechless for a while, then he sighed and said with a smile:

"Turning the characteristics I just mentioned around, someone who obviously doesn't have a very good relationship with Zhan Xian'an and has enough strength to react and stop you from committing suicide, a person with both characteristics is most likely a traitor in your Zhenxi Mansion."

Li Junwu narrowed his eyes:

"You said Lu Bozou is also a traitor? He is an old man who went through the Tatar Rebellion with my father, and he is almost half buried in the ground. What did he want to do by betraying Zhenxi Prefecture?"

Xu Yuan nodded and said softly:
"There are many reasons for betrayal. It could be family, your own greed, or it could be because your father was dissatisfied with his current position because the spoils were not distributed evenly after he rose to power."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan casually pulled out a file from the desk and opened it, whispering:

"I just looked at his resume. Judging from Lu Bozou's achievements over the past few decades, he is indeed worthy of the position of commander of a town."

Li Junwu was somewhat depressed after hearing this:

"So this is my father's failure to reward me?"

"boom!"

Xu Yuan raised his hand and knocked on Li Junwu's head, saying unhappily:

"Instead of looking for your own problems, you might as well blame others. This way you will feel much happier."

"What kind of perverted logic is this?"

"What I mean is that you should think more from your own perspective. There are not so many fair things in this world. Your father has no choice in many things."

Li Junwu rubbed his head and reached out to hit back, but he felt it was too childish, so he held back:

"What do you mean?"

"My Xiangfu was able to rise to prominence largely because of the annexation of the Long family and my mother's family. You don't think that your Zhenxifu can have its current size entirely because of your father's step-by-step management, right?"

After entering the government office and checking the secrets of Li Junwu's family, Xu Yuan discovered that the root of the disaster in Zhenxi Marquis Mansion had been planted since the Tartar Rebellion. It was not just the Mu Chamber of Commerce, but also the remnants of the destroyed sects.

Xu Yuan spoke slowly, with a hint of sigh in his tone: "The Xizezhou sect was destroyed, and your father absorbed the remaining forces. Those people supported your father and provided money, food, and people for your Zhenxi Mansion, so naturally they also want to ask for rewards."

The Xiangguo Mansion had disciplined all the forces it had absorbed into its fold, and it was the Xiangguo Mansion under the exclusive control of Xu Yinhe. However, the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion, which started in the same way, seemed to be forced to go down another path.

When Marquis Zhenxi was alive, he could still rely on his prestige and the direct generals he brought up to suppress the people below. When Marquis Zhenxi and that group of old men passed away, what would be left to Li Junwu would be a Marquis Zhenxi Mansion with its ruling power already riddled with holes.

This is probably one of the reasons why Marquis Zhenxi has always been reluctant to let Li Junwu take over.

Li Junwu understood the meaning of Xu Yuan's words, but he was not too depressed. Instead, he smiled softly and said:
"It seems that the situation at my house is more troublesome than I expected."

Xu Yuan looked at him for a moment and whispered:
“But it’s not like there is no solution.”

Li Junwu raised his eyebrows and said with curved eyes:

"What solution?"

"If you want to keep things simple, ask my Prime Minister's Office to help you and start the purge directly."

"Then my Zhenxi Prefecture will become your family's vassal, right?"

"Tsk, he was discovered?"

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Xu Yuan smiled slightly and said seriously: "It's just a joke. I really don't recommend you to rely on the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion to rectify your Zhenxi Mansion. If you really do this, your family will most likely end up like the Long family. So it's best to slowly use the art of power and intrigue, win over and suppress, and make alliances."

"Is there no need to go through so much trouble?"

"Ok?"

"Isn't the Six Saints' attack on the city the best opportunity?"

"You are so smart?"

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Rolling his eyes, not wanting to argue with this guy, Li Junwu hummed and said:

"But all this is based on the premise that we can defend the city first. What do you think we should do with Lu Bozou?"

Back to the topic, Xu Yuan said in a low voice without thinking:
"We have no reason to touch him now. If we kill him by force, it may cause more trouble. In the worst case, it may even cause a mutiny in the army."

Li Junwu whispered:

"Of course I know this, so what should I do?"

Xu Yuan frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"Lu Bozou's biggest problem is actually his Xuanting Army. According to your Zhenxi Army's military system, unless you can continue to forcibly use your power to seize control of the military formation, if he has some tricks, he may collude with the saints outside at any time."

At this point, Xu Yuan's eyes suddenly flashed, and he said with a smile:
"It's a promotion in name only, but a demotion in reality. The army cannot be without a commander for a day. Use your status as a county lord to appoint him as the temporary commander of the Second Town. Tie this guy to your side, so that it will be convenient to deal with him directly when a fight breaks out."

Li Junwu asked hesitantly:

"Will he agree? With the previous experience of Zhan Xian'an, Lu Bozou will definitely stay in the Xuanting military camp. How could he agree to stay in the government office?"

Hearing this question, Xu Yuan grinned:

"Of course he won't agree, so you have to create an opportunity for him to agree."

Li Junwu thought for a moment and then smiled:
"Then I will gather all the generals in the city and appoint Lu Bozou in public? Even if he disagrees, his subordinates will push him up. After all, he has the highest prestige in the city now."

Xu Yuan nodded, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes:
"In addition, we must find a way to give the general surnamed Jin real power. It would be best if we could transfer him to the Xuanting Army and let him take charge of this most powerful army."

Li Junwu reminded:

"Lu Bozou will definitely hand over this position to his deputy."

Xu Yuan smiled nonchalantly:
"Then why don't we let General Jin serve as Deputy Lu Bozou's deputy first, and then let Lu Bozou's deputy take sick leave? We have Linlang, a top Saint-level combat power, in our hands, so it's not difficult to make a person disappear."

(End of this chapter)