Xie Ming

Chapter 478: Continuation of Night Talk

Xiao Zishen looked at Yao Zuyin, and was stunned by the good old days.

Zhizhong couldn't wait any longer, so he asked Xiao Lang a question and brought him back to his senses.

Afterwards, the two of them talked about the whole story with the old monk, and Zhizhong told him that he had brought the master here specifically to discuss important matters with Xiao Lang.

When Xiao heard what was said in his letter, he was no longer suspicious because time was pressing. He followed Yao Zuyin's inquiries and told him the whole story of going to the palace to meet the emperor!

"Well, yes!"

"Master, Feiyu, I was delayed in entering Nanjing this time because of the war on the northern front, so I was late in receiving the imperial edict!"

"After Qi Gang informed Feiyu of your secret message, I led a team of more than a hundred cavalrymen and set off southwards overnight!"

"We will arrive at the city around midnight today!"

"Go into the city, hurry all the way, and head straight to the palace!"

"In Wuying Palace, after waiting for a while, the emperor came out to meet him in person!"

"Ugh"

"To be honest, I didn't expect this. I thought that even if I came back to the palace and met the emperor, it would just be a formality!"

"Even if there is something, there is no need to talk about it tonight!"

"After all, there is still time to meet Feiyu first!"

"But who could have thought that this little emperor would be so anxious!"

Xiao complained, let out a long breath, and continued speaking.

"Uh"

"As for what we are discussing."

"He talked to me for about two quarters of an hour!"

"There are about five or six important points in what you said!"

"Master, Feiyu, I will try my best to give you a rough explanation based on what I have learned from Suo Ji. You can also help me with some advice."

Xiao Lang walked around and came to the two of them.

"Well, go ahead and tell us what you want to say!"

Yao Zuyin's expression did not change and he spoke fluently. The person beside him also nodded and listened to the rest of the conversation without adding any further remarks.

"it is good!"

"Well, generally speaking, the most critical issue is the empty treasury!"

"The little emperor made a long speech, emphasizing a lot of things, but if you look closely at the core, from beginning to end, he is always crying poor!"

"I almost put up the words 'Lack of Money' on the wall!"

Hearing this, the old monk and Zhizhong began to frown.

"Apart from this, the other thing is that the little emperor has made some coping strategies in this urgent situation!"

"First, they intend to seize the overall defense power of Shandong and temporarily hand it over to Huang Degong, the general of Chuzhou, as the acting commander!"

"This... I really didn't expect it!"

"I had just arrived in Beijing, and right after that, he was asked to give up the military power. Sigh." Xiao Zuo said bitterly to himself, with an unwilling look on his face.

After a pause, Yao Zuyin, who was sitting upright, also added a message.

"Oh, this one is reasonable!" He said with a mysterious tone.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly.

"Oh? Master, how do you solve this?!"

Upon hearing this, the old monk waved his hand to stop him.

"Don't ask in a hurry!"

"Just tell me the details first, it won't be too late to talk about your plan later!" Yao Zuyin said.

"Uh, yes!" Xiao Yan was embarrassed and had no choice but to continue!

"Well, secondly, it is also related to the Northern Expedition!"

"The emperor said that it was Ni Yuanlu who advised him to stop the war heading north!"

"What's the point of negotiating peace with the Jiannu Tartars and jointly suppressing the bandits?"

"Humph!"

"I don't really care about this proposal, but the little emperor has made up his mind, so it seems there is no room for maneuver!"

"Alas," "As for the rest, it is considered an internal matter of the Southern Territory!"

"Speaking of the troubles of factional strife in the court, it also involves the situation of the four towns in northern Jiangnan being too powerful to be eliminated. The young emperor is still quite sober and has analyzed that these harmful warlords are often in collusion with the officials and gentry in the south. They are in cahoots with each other and are united as one. It is difficult to simply discuss and single them out!"

"So, based on this reason, I was granted the title of Duke of Jingguo!"

"You want to use me as a sharp sword to create a gap in the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Southern Court!"

"To clear up the deadlock in the court!"

"As for the specific actions, I was thinking that I should use the disaster caused by the grain collection as an excuse to take drastic measures to put an end to the corruption among the officials and gentry in the government and the country!"

"For this reason, I have specially appointed him as an imperial envoy, with the power to execute first and report later!"

"Holding the Emperor's Sword, I have to fight my way out!"

Having said this, it was obvious that the rosary in Yao Zuyin's hands suddenly stopped. He twitched his face rarely and froze in place.

Zhizhong, who was standing beside him, slowly sat down on the chair on the right.

Xiao Lang didn't understand, so he could only think on his own and say some random words first.

"Uh"

"Alas, this little emperor, I helped him go south. It was a difficult journey, but he was quite considerate of me!"

"This time I returned to the south and came to the capital, and I heard Feiyu talking about being made a marquis and appointed as a prime minister. I have been thinking about it all the way here!"

"Whatever happens, he should be given a title of Marquis, right?!"

"Ah!"

"Unexpectedly, he was so generous that he was promoted to Duke and even went so far as to come up with some empty titles like Fengtian Jingnan, Zuo Zhuguo, and Zuojun Dudufu."

In the lyrics, Xiao Lang was somewhat excited about being promoted to Duke.

But seeing that neither of the two parties has expressed their intention for the moment, I have no choice but to suppress this thought and be more careful with my words later!
"Of course, I am also aware of this special promotion!"

"He just doesn't have anyone useful at hand!"

"You promised me a high position and honor, but it just asked me to work hard!"

"From this, we can see how difficult it is to punish corruption and investigate the connection between the four towns and the dynasty!"

"Otherwise, there would be no point in sending my entire army into the game!" Xiao Lang tried to make up for it.

But Yao Zuyin was a very cunning man, how could he not see what was in Xiao Jingchuan's mind?

Immediately, the old monk sneered and made sarcastic remarks, pouring a basin of cold water on him!
"oh?!"

"Hehehehe."

"In that case, General Xiao's promotion was extremely fast!"

"From now on, we should all call you Duke! Huh?!"

"Hahahaha" Yao Zuyin is used to making sarcastic remarks and is unrestrained and willful.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang felt somewhat embarrassed, but he couldn't pursue the matter any further and just tried to change the subject in a nice way.

"Haha, Master is making fun of me!"

"You don't know, before I came here, I was retreating with my troops from the front line in Shandong when I heard those three death orders!"

"My heart is in my throat!"

"My close associates, including Chang Ting and Pei Zhong, are also nervous for me!"

"They even brought up General Yue Fei and compared him to me!"

"I'm afraid something unexpected might happen when I return to the court!"

"Fortunately!"

"If Qi Gang hadn't sent me a message afterwards, reassuring me, I'm afraid if I had returned to the capital like this, I wouldn't know what kind of trouble I would have caused!"

Xiao Jingchuan explained it himself, while the people beside him kept silent at this moment and did not say anything to help.

"Let's talk about the current situation again!"

"Although he was specially promoted and became a duke, but..."

"Haha, I didn't have a deep understanding of the actual situation in the Southern Court before, so I don't have a clear idea in my mind. I really don't know where to start with the matter assigned by the young emperor!"

"Feiyu! Master!"

"In this situation, what should I do? I hope you two can help me with some planning!"

Xiao saw that the atmosphere was tense, so he changed the subject and, while speaking, he quickly raised his hand and started to grab Zhizhong's legs!

(End of this chapter)