Chapter 3: Silly Tongues
Yin Qingfeng thought to himself that those who can be recorded in history are not fools. Well, then just start to do it.
He took off his shoes and sat down behind the wooden case, "Dare you ask His Highness, King Wu, how many of the descendants of the Saint Wude were named kings?"
When Du Fuwei saw Yin Qingfeng pulling the topic open, he was stunned and couldn't figure out why Yin Qingfeng asked this. He thought for a while and said, "I don't know what the little husband's question means?"
"As far as I know, except for King Shimin of Qin, King Yuanji of Qi, King Yuanjing of Zhao, and King Yuanchang of Lu, the other royal family members are just county officials. Don't you think it's too high? In terms of official positions, King Wu can be said to be below four people in the Tang Dynasty and above tens of millions of people.
Just these two points, what do Your Highness asks the royal children to think about it? How can those civil and military officials who raise their troops with His Majesty not be jealous?
Also, the bloodlines of His Majesty live in the imperial city, and the people of the entire Chang'an City see it, but the King of Wu occupied half of the house in the yard. Is the King of Wu really living in a stable place?"
Yin Qingfeng knew that he could not subdue Du Fuwei without saying anything.
Du Fuwei, who became more and more shocked as he heard it, looked at the young man full of books in front of him and said something he had never thought about before, and his heart couldn't help but feel tighter and tighter.
The young man sitting on the left interrupted at this time, "Bold! My King of Wu was awarded by His Majesty, and he was exchanged for the huge Jiangnan territory. What's wrong with it?"
Yin Qingfeng didn't even look at him, but just stared at Du Fuwei. Seeing that Yin Qingfeng ignored him, the general couldn't help but stand up in anger.
Du Fuwei stared at Yin Qingfeng with his eyes and said, "Xu Si, go out first, I have something to say with this young man."
"But the adoptive father...this..." The general named Xiu Si was a little stunned.
After Xiu Si went out hatred, Du Fuwei knelt down and leaned towards Yin Qingfeng, "Fuwei asked the little brother for advice."
Although Yin Qingfeng was not sure what Du Fuwei was thinking now, he had already said this. Du Fuwei's attitude was very straightforward, so he did not make any more politeness.
"I dare not give advice. Yang Guang was not virtuous, which led to chaos in the world. Looking at the various princes at that time, only Zhai Rang and His Highness of the King of Wu from Wagang Village only raised their troops for self-protection, and the others were all ambitious.
His Highness had occupied a large area of territory in Jiangnan before, but he did not want to fight with Li Tang. This was a blessing for the common people in Jiangnan, but it was not a blessing for the King of Wu.
Logically speaking, Your Highness can afford to be a king of a different surname, but the saints really don’t suspect it? Do other royal children or other civil servants and military generals with great achievements really hate Your Highness?"
Du Fuwei hesitated and said, "This time I came to Chang'an, I presented the folk books and military talismans from Jiangnan. The saint believed in my loyalty."
Yin Qingfeng smiled slightly, "Oh? Offer the military talisman? Then who is the commander of the army in Jiangnan now?"
"The leader is Fu Bofu Gongyou, who is my friend, who is the one who is slashing at me." Du Fuwei's tone was very firm.
Yin Qingfeng asked, "Hasn't it been handed over to Li Tang's jurisdiction yet?"
Du Fuwei immediately realized that he knew what the problem was, "Still...no."
Yin Qingfeng knew that he had begun to follow his thoughts, and did not give Du Fuwei a chance to react. "What would happen if Fu Gongyou was unwilling to give up when he was alone in the imperial capital? You have been with him for many years, so you should know his character."
Du Fuwei straightened his back, "No! I discussed this with Gongyou before leaving, and he supported me to come to Chang'an."
Yin Qingfeng's lips curled up and sneered silently, "Support? Isn't An Zhi luring the tiger away from the mountain? If Fu Gongyou is unwilling to give up, just forge a letter from the King of Wu and tell the soldiers that you have been killed in Chang'an, what will happen?"
"Absolutely! I made friends with him since childhood, and he would not kill me! No..." Du Fuwei, who was shocked and angry, looked a little pale after speaking.
Yin Qingfeng asked loudly: "Your Highness was just to raise an army to protect himself, but can you be sure that Fu Gongyou really has no ambitions?"
Du Fuwei's body collapsed, "Confirm..."
Yin Qingfeng laughed a few times, "Since your highness is so sure, that kid will not talk much, say goodbye!"
After saying that, Yin Qingfeng stood up and was about to leave. He had successfully broken Du Fuwei's psychological defense line, and now he was just a play to get it.
"Let's wait!" Seeing this, Du Fuwei immediately stood up and stopped him.
"Oh? What else do you have to do with your highness?" Yin Qingfeng asked without raising his head while wearing his shoes.
"Let me think about it again." Du Fuwei knelt down powerlessly.
Yin Qingfeng sat back with the flow.
After a while, Du Fuwei knelt down from behind the wooden desk and moved out of his body, bowed slightly to Yin Qingfeng, bowed and said, "Fuwei begs me to give me advice!"
Seeing Du Fuwei like this, Yin Qingfeng couldn't help but feel happy: "I didn't expect this child to be really fooled." He corrected his body, "The boy is just talking nonsense, your highness doesn't have to take it seriously."
Anyway, it’s not me who is anxious, Yin Qingfeng is so happy that he can regain his appetite.
Du Fuwei saluted again, "I would like to ask my brother to give me some advice!"
Yin Qingfeng pretended to be 13, "Since your Highness..."
Du Fuwei hurriedly stopped him, "If my brother does not dislike Fuwei, wouldn't he behave with the King of Wu or His Highness?"
Yin Qingfeng was secretly happy in his heart, "This... that little brother is shameless."
Du Fuwei bowed for the third time, "It is a blessing for Fuwei to be able to meet and make friends with his virtuous brother!"
Yin Qingfeng stopped holding on and said after returning the gift: "I am lucky enough to make friends with my brother, so I will speak freely."
"Please give me advice." Du Fuwei said word by word.
"If Fu Gongyou is unwilling to hand over power, forging his brother's letters is the easiest and most effective way. When the news arrives in Chang'an, his brother will be the lamb to be slaughtered.
Now, I have a few strategies for my elders to refer to.
The elder brother must write to the saint to express: 1. Resign from the title of King Wu; 2. Resign from all official positions; 3. Move out of this house; 4. Ask Li Tang's army and all officials immediately enter Jiangnan; 5. Write immediately to express that all soldiers in Jiangnan must accept the reorganization of Li Tang and hand them over to the saint to send people to Jiangnan; 6. The soldiers who were still in the mansion who wanted to fight in the army brought letters to the King of Qin to be incorporated, and the remaining family would not be more than thirty people.
If the saint quickly agrees to the first three points, then the elder brother will be at peace. If the saint refuses, the elder brother will seek blessings.
To be on the safe side, before the saint issued the holy order, the elder brother might as well kneel outside the palace every day so that all civil and military officials would know that the elder brother’s desire to surrender was extremely firm.”
Yin Qingfeng spoke very slowly, and Du Fuwei was shocked when he heard it.
One was shocked that he didn't expect that his current situation was worse than he had thought. The other was surprised that Yin Qingfeng was so old but looked at the problem so clearly.
Du Fuwei respectfully bowed to Yin Qingfeng again, "I will write to you tonight that my good advice just now. When this matter is achieved, I will drink and chat with you again. If this matter fails, please forgive me and leave without saying goodbye."
When Yin Qingfeng heard this, he said this guy was straightforward, not fake, not bad!
Yin Qingfeng whispered: "There is a man in the court, and you can see him."
Du Fuwei said respectfully: "Please tell me frankly!"
"The left servant Pei Ji! This person is the most confidant of the saint. Moreover, he is greedy for money and beautiful sex. If he can tell this person to speak a few good words for his brother, this matter will be accomplished. It's just..."
Du Fuwei looked suspicious, "Just how?"
Yin Qingfeng thought about it and decided to say it, "It's just... If Pei Ji makes things difficult for his brother, he can tell him that he will only follow the crown prince's leader in the future."
Du Fuwei frowned, "Prince?"
Yin Qingfeng lowered his voice, "Pei Ji is loyal to the prince."
Du Fuwei was stunned. Who else is loyal to the prince if he is not loyal to the prince? No! What he meant is that there are people who are not loyal to the prince and loyal to others!
Thinking of this, Du Fuwei looked at Yin Qingfeng with some surprise, "Brother, I didn't expect that my brother would actually think about this. I thanked my brother again for telling me frankly!"
Yin Qingfeng, regardless of whether Du Fuwei wanted to be in the same relationship, could only say this, "I live in the northeast corner of Shengpingfang. If things are safe, I hope to meet my brother again. I will say goodbye now."
Everything that should be said is said, Yin Qingfeng doesn’t plan to waste his time any more.
"I will benefit a lot from listening to my brother's words today! When my brother is at peace, I will go and look for my brother to speak!" Du Fuwei did not feel pretentious and stood up to send Yin Qingfeng out.
After parting with Du Fuwei at the gate, Yin Qingfeng, who was sitting in the carriage, recalled what had just passed.
He just said a lot of things to Du Fuwei, and he took the risk only if he had no choice. Otherwise, with Du Fuwei's experience and status, he would like to talk to him in circles, but he would ignore you at all.
Fortunately, those words just now not only pointed out the problem, but even hinted at the dispute between the crown prince. At this moment, he should carefully consider what he said. Moreover, Du Fuwei is really a reliable person, otherwise he would not have gone to Chang'an to die stupidly.
Now tell him that Fu Gongyou will rebel. Although this has not happened yet, does Du Fuwei dare to gamble on his life? If he dared, he wouldn't have been so polite just now.
Since he dared not, he had to do what he said. If he did what he said, he had to accept his affection. Once he received the affection, he had to come to thank him. Once he came to the door, he could encourage him to make friends with Li Shimin. Once he made friends with Li Shimin, he would have the opportunity to get to know Li Shimin. When he got in touch with Li Shimin, how could he get along in the Tang Dynasty, he had to rely on his ability.
Chapter completed!