first minister

Chapter 301 It's time to solve the Cao Gang
"Mr. Lu, today's work has been hard."

In the county office, Xia Jingyun thanked with a smile.

Lu Lifeng also smiled slightly, "Lord Xia, you don't have to be polite. This is something I've always wanted to do, and I'm taking this opportunity to spread the word, so I'm taking advantage of Master Xia."

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Mr. Lu is being polite. Mr. Lu's integrity is admirable. He is worthy of the knowledge and character that a state's civil chief should have. I hope that Longshou Prefecture can sweep away the decline under the leadership of Mr. Lu and regain its strength." Vibrant style of writing! If there is anything that needs my help right now, while I still have this power for the time being, I can help arrange one or two."

Lu Lifeng laughed, but did not directly answer this question, "In retrospect, I was in Zhongjing that day, and I said that Master Xia would one day write a book if necessary, but I didn't expect that when you came to Longshou Prefecture, you would already be a three-year-old The number one scholar, and the fourth-rank imperial envoy."

Xia Jingyun sighed softly, "Things are easier in the world. Only by sticking to the original intention can we remain unchanged over time. Whether it is the Juren back then or the imperial envoy today, the one standing in front of Mr. Lu is the same Xia Jingyun. I hope to see you again in the future." , it can be the same.”

Lu Lifeng stood up slowly and saluted solemnly, "Master Xia's words are very kind! I should also remember them!"

"It's serious! We can be regarded as old friends reunited. At this time, we should be happy and relaxed when talking about the past and the present with a glass of wine!"

Lu Lifeng laughed, "Extremely extremly!"

In the early morning of the next day, Xia Jingyun sent Lu Lifeng home, and still sent four of his own guards to follow.

Watching the carriage carrying Lu Lifeng go away, Bai Yunbian leaned over to Xia Jingyun's side and said quietly: "What kind of favor did you promise to make people willing to take this trip?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Can't it be Lu Daru who is eager for justice and is willing to fulfill this good story and achieve the future of a studious person?"

With Bai Yun's expression of "I believe in you ghost", Xia Jingyun had no choice but to whisper: "I told him that if the situation changes in the future, he can move here, and the Cao Gang will protect him, his family and disciples."

Bai Yunbian was amazed, "You didn't do anything to sell the Cao Gang. I'm afraid the Cao Gang doesn't know how to protect so many people all at once, right?"

Xia Jingyun chuckled, "How can you say I haven't done anything? I've done a lot of things, but you don't know it."

As he said that, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Ye Wenhe came on horseback, and behind him was a suit of flying red.

Bai Yunbian immediately raised his head and chest, pretending to look straight at the gentleman, Xia Jingyun looked at it with a smile, then cupped his hands at the two of them, and said hello, "Master Ye, Miss Ye, come, please come inside."

Sitting down in a side room, Chen Fugui personally closed the door and guarded the door, Xia Jingyun said: "I invited the two of you here today because I feel that the affairs of the Cao Gang should be finished."

Ye Wenhe's heart moved slightly, "What do you mean, sir?"

Xia Jingyun said: "The Cao Gang needs to solve the internal strife, solve the hidden dangers of internal disputes, and restore order. This is also the main task of this official trip."

Ye Wenhe was quite excited, "Then according to your lord's opinion, the plan will be released?"

After recent events, Ye Wenhe admired this world-renowned No. [-] Scholar so much that he even felt that even if he said to hatch a monkey from a stone, he would do it.

Xia Jingyun said directly: "Announce to the whole gang, three days later, hold a gang meeting, directly eliminate those who oppose you, choose a few people you trust to be the elders, and then rectify the whole gang."

"No adults!"

Ye Wenhe immediately put his own thoughts behind him and categorically opposed it.

Then, in the eyes of Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian, he explained: "Now the five elders in the gang, the first elder and the third elder are definitely among our own people. The fourth elder is the staunch opponent. According to reliable information, the second elder, who has always been neutral, may also They have secretly taken refuge with them. In this case, although we can still suppress the power in the gang, they already have the capital to compete with us. Moreover, most of the people who support them are young men in the gang. If they rashly suppress them, they may cause trouble. The gang is in turmoil.”

He paused, glanced at Xia Jingyun's face, and added cautiously, "I'm afraid it may be contrary to your original intention!"

There was no joy or anger in Xia Jingyun's expression, "Aside from this, are there any other questions?"

Is this not enough?
Ye Wenhe was speechless, shook his head, "There is nothing else."

Xia Jingyun stood up, "Then the problem is very simple. What is before us now is that there are three elders who hold opposing opinions. At the same time, most of these elders' subordinates are young and strong. If one is not handled well, it will easily lead to trouble, right? ?” Ye Wenhe nodded, summed it up pretty well, but how simple is it?

"Three elders, currently the fifth elder Cao Sijin is the core?"

"Correct!"

"And the Fourth Elder and the Fifth Elder are known to wear a pair of trousers?"

"Correct."

"It is very likely that the second elder has already secretly taken refuge in the fifth elder?"

"Yes."

"Isn't this very simple? Just deal with the fifth elder, right?"

Ye Wenhe:
Bai Yunbian also frowned, then glanced at Ye Hongluan, and found that she was also a little puzzled, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Xia Jingyun's pretentious appearance, feeling dangerous again, and immediately said: "What do you have?" Just to put it bluntly, we can all guess things, what are you trying to do?"

Xia Jingyun glanced at Bai Yunbian with a half-smile, and didn't expose him, but directly said: "Banglord Ye is worried that if we force them, the three elders will huddle together, which will easily cause turmoil, right?"

Ye Wenhe nodded again and again, "If we want to take over power, their interests must be affected, and they will definitely not let it go. At that time, I, the leader of the gang, will bring two elders, and the three elders will be evenly matched. How can we do it!"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Then what if we let them fight among themselves?"

"Huh?" Ye Wenhe was stunned suddenly.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Bai Yunbian's mind, "I know!"

After finishing speaking, he took a sneak peek at Ye Hongluan, and with the pleasure of successfully answering, he immediately showed off like a conspicuous bag: "You mean to let the fourth elder betray the truth and sue the fifth elder?"

"That's right!" Xia Jingyun nodded, "Everyone knows that they wear a pair of trousers. Only such accusations are the easiest to be believed. Moreover, once the Fourth Elder surrenders, the balance of power between the two sides will immediately change. And their men He is young and strong, and his blood means ferocity and force, but it also means simplicity. As long as we show the little tricks that the fifth elder did in private to destroy the interests of the gang, the one who supported him the most may be the one who most wanted to kill him .”

Ye Wenhe was excited when he heard this, but then he said: "But the fourth elder and the fifth elder are so close, how could they agree to such a thing!"

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Before changing, I definitely wouldn't agree, but now it's different."

Ye Wenhe looked at Xia Jingyun suspiciously, and Ye Hongluan beside him said softly: "Father, have you forgotten those people we captured yesterday?"

Ye Wenhe suddenly realized, and his eyes suddenly showed fiery excitement.
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"master!"

In the mansion of Cao Sijin, the Fifth Elder of the Cao Gang, just as Cao Sijin came home from the helm, the steward rushed into the room quickly.

"Master, it's not good!"

Cao Sijin frowned and looked at him unkindly.

The housekeeper said anxiously: "We have just asked someone to investigate. The group of people who were captured by Mr. Xia and brought back to the county government the day before yesterday are Mr. Yuan and others!"

"what?"

Cao Sijin's complexion changed suddenly.

Without waiting for his reaction, another messenger rushed over from outside the door, "Fifth Elder, pass on the orders of the Clan Master. In three days, a Clan Clan General Assembly will be held."

Cao Sijin's heart sank completely.
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