The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 379 Turning enemies into friends
Zhou Zong pondered for a long time and said: "Since Zhu Xiulai came to Jiangning without intending to target my Zhou family, I am willing to believe that this is all a misunderstanding for the time being, but the final truth will have to wait until the little girl is rescued."

Xu Xuan was overjoyed and bowed his hands: "Old Master understands the righteousness!"

By saying this, Zhou Zong agreed to temporarily put aside his prejudices and join forces with them to rescue Zhu Xiu and Zhou Xian.

"Tell me, what is Xu Shangshu's plan?"

Xu Xuan said in a deep voice: "According to Zhu Xiu's speculation, Song Qiqiu and others may take this opportunity to kill the old master, and then blame the unfounded northern bandits.

Zhu Xiu and others concealed their identities and sneaked into Jiangning City, and were accused of being a Northern bandit. Once something happened to the old master, all the blame could be placed on this unfounded Northern bandit.

Even if it turns out that Zhu Xiu and others are not bandits but subordinates of the Zhou Dynasty, those behind the scenes will still say that it was the Lord of Zhou who sent assassins to murder the old master and disrupt our dynasty.

If Song Qiqiu and others are desperate, they will most likely do it tonight!

So we have to make arrangements first to deal with the invading enemy!Then ask the old matriarch to come forward and contact the courtiers, and when the Jin Dynasty returns to the court tomorrow, they will jointly play a concert to impeach Song Qiqiu and other treacherous officials! "

Zhou Zong stroked his beard and frowned, thinking for a long time, then shook his head and said, "That's inappropriate!"

"What's wrong?" Xu Xuan asked anxiously, "Isn't this the perfect opportunity to bring down Song Qiqiu's traitorous Prime Minister's party?"

Zhou Zong glanced at him and sighed: "Xu Shangshu still doesn't understand the thoughts of officials~"

Xu Xuan sat down and leaned forward slightly: "Please give me advice."

Zhou Zong stroked his beard and said: "Song Qiqiu used the position of prime minister to win over Chen Jue, Zha Wenhui, Feng Yansi and others to control the government. It seems crazy, but in fact they are all under the acquiescence of the officials.

First of all, Song Qiqiu was a founding hero after all. He was entrusted by the late emperor, and the official family's favor and trust in him had not diminished. Even if there were some arrogance, the official family would not take it seriously.

Secondly, the officials needed Song Qiqiu to protect the prince and form a partisan dispute with the King of Jin. This would facilitate the officials to control the court situation.

The King of Jin was benevolent, had the air of an elder, and had an outstanding reputation in both the government and the public. Without Song Qiqiu and others to compete with him, how could the crown prince's position be secure? "

Xu Xuan was surprised and said: "But King Jin took the initiative to resign from the position of crown prince? The officials tried to persuade him in every possible way, but King Jin had no intention of retaining the throne, so he changed his position to crown prince."

Zhou Zong waved his hand, and a trace of mockery flashed across his old face: "Which emperor doesn't want to pass the throne to his son? If it is passed to the emperor's younger brother, who will remember who the ancestor of the ancestor is after a hundred years? Dingchen, these things are thousands of things Don't look at the surface, your heart is like the sea, sometimes what you show is completely different from what you really are."

Xu Xuan was stunned and fell into deep thought.

When King Jin resigned, the officials held his hand and cried bitterly.

After hearing that before the late emperor passed away, the officials also knelt in front of the late emperor and vowed to pass the throne to his younger brother Li Jingsui in the future.

You know, when the late emperor was on the throne, the appeal for Li Jingsui to take over the East Palace was much higher than that of Li Jing.

Everyone knows that Li Jingsui is far superior to Li Jing in terms of popularity, character, and ability.

It's a pity that Li Jing was lucky enough to be the legitimate eldest son. In order to maintain the patriarchal system, Li Min still appointed him as the prince.

When Li Jing came to the throne, he named Li Jingsui the emperor's younger brother. When Li Jingsui resigned, he looked extremely painful and reluctant to leave.

In Xu Xuan's mind, the official with a kind-hearted appearance and seemingly friendly appearance should be a kind-hearted elder, and the brotherhood between him and Li Jingsui should be true.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhou Zong reminded him in a subtle way not to take the official's favor for King Jin seriously. In the official's mind, the crown prince was far more important than the crown prince.Xu Xuan murmured: "But the officials should know that the prince is not the one who can inherit the ancestral line. Our dynasty is in a corner, and the great Zhou Dynasty is established. The Lord of Zhou has the ambition to conquer the four seas and encompass the heart of the universe. How majestic and majestic he is! If our dynasty does not have a successor worthy of the important responsibilities, how can we compete with the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Zhou Zong sighed and said helplessly: "Perhaps in the hearts of officials, the inheritance of the throne is far more important than the longevity of the country."

After a pause, Zhou Zong smiled bitterly and said: "But then again, even if he is as wise as the King of Jin, does Ding Chen really think that our dynasty can fight against the Great Zhou Dynasty? I don't know how long this tripartite power of ruling across the river can be maintained. "

Xu Xuan was silent. Although the old master's words were taboo, they were the voice of knowledgeable people in both the government and the public today.

The problems of the Tang State came from top to bottom and could not be solved by one or two wise kings.

Zhou Zong waved his hand: "Therefore, the old man thinks that this matter is not easy to expand, let alone use this matter as a spearhead to attack the traitor's party. Even if it ends up in front of the officials, what you get in return is only a slap in the face of Song Qiqiu's party. reprimanded.

On the contrary, we may also anger the officials and make them think that we do not care about the overall situation and do not understand the general situation. "

"Alas~ Xu understands, what to do, I will ask the old master to decide." Xu Xuangong cupped his hands and gave a wry smile, giving up his plan to use this incident to impeach the traitorous party.

Zhou Zong thought for a moment, dipped his pen in ink, and quickly wrote a few sentences on a piece of paper.

"Erlang Sanlang, come closer!"

Zhou Min and Zhou Yan hurriedly stood beside Zhou Zong, leaning down and lowering their heads.

Zhou Zong whispered a few words in their ears.

"The child takes orders!"

The two of them bowed their hands to Xu Xuan, resigned and left.

Zhou Zong said calmly: "I ordered them to contact Liu Yanzhen, the commander of the Shenwu Army, and Chai Kehong, the commander of the Longwu Army, and ask the two generals to mobilize troops into the city on the pretext of improving public security. He Jing, the commander of the Tianwei Army, followed the King of Jin to inspect the town Jiangkou, there is no need to dispatch the mighty labor force."

Xu Xuan hurriedly raised his hands and said, "With the Shenwu Army and the Longwu Army standing guard, it will be difficult for a small person to cause trouble!"

Xu Xuan was secretly surprised. Although the old master had no real power, his disciples' old friends were all over the court, and a letter could contact the Liuya Imperial Army. This network and popularity were the most precious.

No wonder Song Qiqiu regarded him as a thorn in his side. With the help of the old master, it was even more difficult for the prince and his party to deal with the King of Jin.

Zhou Zong twisted his beard and smiled lightly: "However, it will take at least an hour to mobilize the troops of the Shenwu Army and the Longwu Army. It is less than half an hour before dawn. If the thief wants to take my head, now is the last chance!

There are still 27 guards and servants in the mansion. Plus your people, can you have the confidence to withstand the thieves' fierce attack for at least half an hour? "

Xu Xuan's expression changed slightly and he looked towards Hu Guangyue.

Hu Guangyue gritted his teeth, cupped his fists and shouted: "The 30 people from the Huai Suppression Army, under the orders of Deputy Commander Zhu, will protect the old master to the death! Fight to the death and never retreat!"

Zhou Zong stood up and laughed loudly: "Okay! I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to kill thieves side by side with the Zhou family! The Northern bandits who robbed the Zhou family turned out to be the Zhou family's savior. This fate is really wonderful. Very good~~~”

Xu Xuan sighed with admiration: "The old lady is still courageous even though she is nearly seventy years old. She is really a role model for our generation of Jiangnan scholars!"

(End of this chapter)