fake prince

Chapter 1253
"Master, you are back."

Xu Zhifu got off from the bullock cart, his face was a little pale, and he looked tired, and he only nodded his head to the butler who came in, and turned inward.

The housekeeper followed behind, glanced at the following servants, and ordered in a low voice: "The master wants to discuss matters, and no one is allowed to break in."

"Yes, I understand."

The servant immediately responded and guarded the road leading to the courtyard, not allowing anyone, including the female relatives in the backyard, to go into the courtyard.

Some people even went out and stared around the mansion. If anyone in particular came towards the mansion, they had to report it immediately.

Xu Zhifu went straight into a courtyard, not the main courtyard, but a small courtyard not far from the main courtyard. Asparagus bamboo was planted under the wall, and there were orchids on both sides of the corridor, which looked very elegant and quiet.

Once inside, someone greeted him, the young man closed the door, and Zhifu Xu pushed the door open and entered the main room.

The main room was very dark, and there were several people sitting there. Although they were not talking, the smoke was lingering. Some people were smoking dry tobacco, and some were drinking tea and talking. An old man with white beard and hair was sitting on the top seat, and he was not young. up.

"My lord!" Xu Zhifu entered, he paid his respects to the old man first, and then sat on the upper side, immediately a servant served ginseng tea, and then retreated.

"Zhang Dai has used imperial envoys to guard the defense, and sent [-] troops to seal the granary."

Xu Zhifu didn't drink tea first, and recounted the situation at that time, then took a deep breath and drank the ginseng soup, after a few sips, he felt better.

Others listened quietly, and so did the old man.

However, Zhang Dai's decision was really shocking. Even the old man was slightly taken aback after hearing it, and others looked at each other in blank dismay.

Originally it was a small matter, but for such a big matter, the old man didn't speak, even if others wanted to speak, they just watched.

The Beijing officials in the capital would definitely be able to recognize who this old man was when they appeared here.

Pei Dengke, who used to be the governor and a third-rank official in the frontier, although he failed to enter the cabinet back then, he was actually one step away from the cabinet. It was just that he didn't take that step well, so he couldn't go on.

But compared to the old officials who were once sacked, this one has at least made his official career smoothly, which is a lot of energy.

Pei Dengke coughed twice, and looked around. He felt a little helpless to participate in this kind of thing, but there was nothing he could do.

Since this matter has fallen on my own head, I have to participate if I don’t participate. I can only do my best to do it properly in order to give some virtue to my descendants.

After pondering for a moment, the old man did not speak immediately, but glanced around, and said slowly: "I have heard about Zhang Dai, what do you guys think?"

With the words of the old man, the middle-aged man sitting on the three chairs to the left couldn't help but say, "Isn't Zhang Dai doing what we want?"

"Why worry?"

"Yes, Zhang Dai is indeed a mad dog. He did such a crazy thing. We didn't expect it before, but what he did was in line with our plan."

"It was very reluctant to start a civil uprising, and it was unreasonable, but Zhang Dai's actions were taken for granted."

"Yes, the granary was blocked, so some people couldn't get their salary, so they asked the government for an explanation, and the result was extreme. Everything went smoothly, even smoother than our plan." Another middle-aged man leaned slightly and said.

"It's just that, there may be a lot of people who died."

The people involved and the people involved will be severely punished for the civil uprising.

"Sacrificing for the country is a matter of course. Besides, pensions are indispensable, and there may be shelter." A man sitting next to the middle-aged man said while stroking his goatee.

Everyone is jaw-dropping.

Anyway, the person who died was not himself, at most some pawns.

The pawns themselves are slaves, and they are cannon fodder. At most, they can appease their relatives afterwards. What is there to worry about?
As for the capital, based on their acquaintance with the old emperor, the old emperor would not delve into this matter. This was an unfair game between the emperor and his grandson. Was it to dig out the matter and slap himself?
Moreover, they stood on the emperor's side and only caused the grandson to stumble. It was not a "secret matter", and the emperor was unlikely to settle the matter afterwards.

Blurring the past is the most possible thing.

Everyone looked at each other tacitly.

Some people always like to talk about "rules" and want to keep things "confidential", but they don't know that the higher the quality and the more conscious of secrecy, the more dangerous they are-the death is silent.

Only if the quality is "low", the rumors are leaked, and the "public" knows the public, but it seems dangerous and safe.

Is it true that they don't know the rules and have low quality, so they are full of holes?

If you don't connect with the organization, don't connect with the collective, you don't know how to die.

Xu Zhifu couldn't help laughing, glanced at this person, and said: "Zhang Dai's doing this is indeed in line with our wishes, but Taisun and others have not yet come to the stage, and now there is such a big move, it seems a bit like a one-man show."

"Yes, the grandson is an imperial envoy, and all Zhang Dai's actions can be attributed to the grandson, but when we do things, we must try our best to be as clear as possible, and we can't directly blame a deer for a horse. We can still lose a point in the matter."

This said, everyone is jaw-dropping.

Xu Zhifu restrained his smile and looked serious: "Also, Zhang Dai's actions are too fast and violent, which will cause too much chain reaction. If something happens, do you think we can be exempted?"

This made the middle-aged man suddenly a little confused.

They are people who work for the emperor. Whether they can be exempted is not a matter of the emperor's words?

"Isn't it enshrined..."

He opened his mouth subconsciously, and was immediately forced by the cold gazes of Xu Zhifu and the boss sitting above him, and suddenly came to his senses.

That's right, even if they obeyed the decree, it was not a clear decree!
As long as there is no clear decree, there is no protection. If there is no accident, you will be held accountable. If an accident occurs, you must also be responsible.

Otherwise, do you want to tell the emperor that you are not honest, you gave us a will, let us secretly trip the grandson, and turned your face and refused to recognize anyone?
That's not stupid, that's killing.

If they didn't do this, at most they were the ones who died, and their family members even took care of them in secret. If they dared to challenge the emperor in public like this, not only themselves, but even the family might be gone.

The emperor is not a big-hearted person.

Pei Dengke frowned, thinking more clearly, yes, the emperor couldn't solve everyone directly, but if the people's rebellion became serious, it would give the emperor a reason to deal with it in a justifiable and justifiable way.

Under your rule, there was a civil uprising, which is really a failure of the emperor's grace, and the crime should be punished!
So things have to be done, the degree has to be controlled, and the way out has to be prepared.

In the way of officialdom, both the ruler and the father are equal to the enemy. If you don't understand this, it won't last long.

Pei Dengke said: "Indeed, we have to make trouble, but it can't be too big, so we have to slow down..."

After a moment of silence, the old man frowned even tighter: "But with Zhang Dai's character, if you let him slow it down, you won't be able to slow it down, so you have to find another way."

which way?

All the people present looked at the old man, and the old man said slowly: "Let the grandson take the stage and let the grandson cooperate."

(End of this chapter)