Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 83 Goodbye, Brother
"The General's Mansion?" Shangguan Jie was obviously stunned. He remembered that the relationship between the two families had been very cold since the split of the Xu family.

Well, it's mainly Xu Nan's problem. The other brothers are all close friends in private, and as a whole they are still close political allies. It's far from a situation where they become enemies.

Although Xu Nan didn't like Xu Ye, he knew that family was the most important thing, so he acquiesced to this relationship.

Among them, Xu Chu's position is the most special. He is now the Langzhongling, actually exercising the power of General Wei and controlling the palace guards. He has great power in his hands.

He was also extremely close to the powerful Grand Marshal Huo Qubing. He could be said to be a younger generation that neither family wanted to give up. Xu Nan even "followed the story of his uncle's father" and promised him the position of head of the family.

But Xu Chu was obviously very conflicted. He simply decided not to take sides and lived next door to the General's Mansion.

"Yes, it's time for me to go meet him. Blood is thicker than water. Although he is not my biological brother, he is better than a brother. Alas... I am also helpless, but there is nothing I can do." Xu Ye shook his head, feeling complicated.

He did not hate his cousin, and if he was willing to come back, he would even give up the position of head of the family to him.

But Xu Nan had made up his mind, and even the former Xu Gong could not shake him.

Shangguan Jie frowned and said, "Given his personality, I'm afraid he won't see you. You can go find the doctor."

Although the prince is in the common interest of both families, it is hard to say whether Xu Nan will help.

"No, only Xu Nan can do this. Chu Er can't control the Northern and Southern armies."

Xu Ye shook his head. He had actually thought of a way to deal with it. According to Zhang Tang, the incident had happened more than ten days ago, and Liu Quti was blocking the news, so even the Left Prime Minister didn't know about it.

No, this matter was definitely not just about Liu Quti, there was at least one other close minister of the emperor! Otherwise, the news could not have been blocked so well.

If Zhang Tang, who was in charge of the judiciary, had not informed him in advance, he would probably have been kept in the dark from beginning to end.

"Well, then Xu Cheng should be relieved." Shangguan Jie had no choice. After all, outsiders had no right to interfere in the Xu family's affairs.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Xu Nan still cares about his cousin and has always tried his best to avoid conflicts out of consideration for this kinship.

Xu Ye got on the four-wheeled carriage, and the driver did not dare to stop and went towards the General of Cavalry.

.........

Hussar General's Mansion.

Xu Nan, who has entered middle age, sits at the top with a military book in his hand. As a general, it is necessary for him to study military tactics all the time.

In recent years, the Huns gradually recovered their strength and frequently harassed the border. At the same time, the Wuhuan people in the east also began to rise gradually and became an external threat to the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che's solutions can be roughly divided into two types: sending more troops for deterrence and dividing and winning over the people, so he could still control the situation temporarily.

"Brother, just go back. There is no such thing as Henan Xu or Qinghe Xu. Our grandfather is from Wuyang! We are also from Wuyang. We are all one family. Please don't be angry."

Xu Chu stood helplessly beside Xu Nan. He came almost every week, but his elder brother always acted like "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen" every time.

He just refused to return to the family.

In fact, Xu Nan has a very stubborn character, the kind that ten horses can't pull him back. With the affirmation from his grandfather, he became even more determined. If he goes back now, wouldn't that make the old man a laughing stock?
I will definitely be able to bring Xu Group to a new peak!
"Xu Chu, you are one of the nine ministers of the dynasty. You have already performed the ceremony of coming of age. Why are you still acting like a child? Is it because the military duties are not busy enough? You might as well read more military books with this time."

"The general is a rare talent. His military skills are something that outsiders only dream of. But you don't know how to cherish them at all."

Xu Nan put down the bamboo slips, tapped his younger brother on the forehead, and scolded him softly.

"Tsk..." Xu Chu was very disdainful: "Huo Qubing is more playful than me. How can he look like a great general? If you don't know him, you would think he is just a small guard."

"He doesn't do his job and only knows how to drink and hunt, and he throws all the military affairs to others. Who is the real general?" After years of fighting side by side and with similar personalities, the relationship between the two has become almost as good as that of wearing the same pants. They can talk about anything and often ridicule each other.

The usually arrogant general did not put on airs in front of this small doctor, and this friendship was praised by people all over the world.

Xu Nan frowned: "What are you talking about, brat? The general's body is worth thousands of gold, how can you just talk about it casually? You won't even know how you'll die when the time comes!"

"I said it to his face, but he didn't do anything to me." Xu Chu was even more disdainful.

"Oh, you kid." Xu Nan shook his head lovingly. It's good that he is still the same as a young man at the age of thirty. It's a good thing to keep some innocence in front of his family.

He also knew the friendship between the two. Huo Qubing was arrogant to most people, and even his attitude towards Xu Ye and Xu Nan was just indifferent.

He only admired Xu Chu and was very open with him.

"General, Prime Minister Xu requests to see you." The servant came in and reported.

"Prime Minister Xu? Which Prime Minister Xu?" Xu Nan blurted out. His first reaction was not to think of Xu Ye.

"Um... Prime Minister Xu Ye." The servant was a little puzzled. Isn't there only one Prime Minister Xu in our Han Dynasty? Who else could it be?
But I didn't dare ask more.

"What is he doing here..." Xu Nan muttered to himself, looking unbelievable.

"What else did he say?"

The servant thought for a moment and said, "Prime Minister Xu said the prince is in trouble, rescue him quickly."

"What?" Xu Nan stood up directly, and the things on the table gradually fell to the ground.

What did he hear?
How is this possible when the prince is in trouble?

Liu Ju's power was very great, with the full support of civil and military officials represented by the Xu family, and his in-laws also included the Wei family and Huo Qubing.

I dare to ask who in the entire Han Dynasty dares to challenge him. Even if Liu Che wants to change the crown prince, he has to think twice.

"Please come in." Xu Nan pondered for a moment and decided to meet him. There was no need for Xu Ye to lie to him.

The prince is the one that the Xu family fully supports. My grandfather has said verbally that he wants to protect him and there will be no room for any surprises.

"As ordered."

After a while, Xu Ye, with graying temples, walked in. Their eyes met and the scene was a little awkward for a moment. After all, they hadn't met properly for more than ten or twenty years.

"Zhang Tang got the news that Liu Quti wanted to use witchcraft to get rid of the crown prince..."

Finally, Xu Ye broke the deadlock and told everything that had happened before.

If he wants to enter the palace, he must get Xu Nan's support, otherwise the Northern Army will not let him go, although only the general can suppress the right prime minister in terms of military power.

"Humph, he was able to become a prime minister thanks to his father's recommendation. He is a student of the Xu family, but he can do such a mean thing! How shameless!"

Xu Nan spat and expressed extreme contempt for Liu Quti, who was simply repaying kindness with enmity.

"Now that things have come to this, we must find a way to remedy the situation as soon as possible. Every second of delay will make things more difficult."

Xu Ye was very anxious.

(End of this chapter)